Negative Emotions

Meditation has a curious outlook about negative emotions.  The way it goes about dealing with them is to simply accept them and experience them. That can be pretty tricky to do, it is so easy and habitual to become caught up in them. But do you think you could develop the presence of mind to step outside yourself when you are emotional and just sit back and experience what is happening? Doing that definitely takes practice, which I am beginning to cultivate. I might become upset and get caught up in it briefly, but then I have begun to step back and start observing what my brain and body are doing. You shouldn't try to deny or push away what you are feeling, just observe it, become curious. Identifying with your emotions is even in the language, people say "I am angry" not "I'm feeling angry", so you actually become your anger. Buddhism looks at emotions like clouds.  They are ephemeral and they pass you by, so why identify with them? Have you ever done something you regretted because you were emotional? I think everyone has at some point. Wouldn't it be nice to step into a place of control?  I'm not saying it's bad to have negative emotions, I'm saying it's bad to identify with them and get caught up in their drama.  Try to remember to step outside of them and become the silent witness.