Emotions are difficult to control. You think you can keep them in check and most days you can, and then they rise up.
Seconds before I was scheduled to testify Tuesday before the U.S. House subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations at a public forum entitled: “After Newtown: A National Conversation on Violence and Severe Mental Illness,” I felt my emotions taking hold. Tears began welling in my eyes and my voice started to crack.
I was angry at my lack of self control.