Response - Emotional Strength

this post is a response to Misty's question: Do you think good emotions can always overcome the bad ones?

I think that there is always the possibility to overcome bad emotions, but we just have to find the strength within ourselves to do so. For example if someone is afraid of something - anything - lets say..the dark; You may be afraid to stay in a dark place or go somewhere dark but if you make yourself think it's not so scary or that it would be the same place and objects as in light, you could overcome the fear emotion. Another example of a bad emotion is sadness. Just because you are sad doesn't mean you don't have the possibility or opportunity to be happy. It may take a lot or a little or it may take time to overcome the sadness but I believe it can be done. Even if the sadness or fear (or whatever bad emotion it may be) is just pushed aside or stored away in the back of the mind, there is still room for good emotions and optimism either to take the bad emotion's place or to overpower it. There are also so many different emotions out there that there is enough good to overcome all the bad we think is out there.

Is it a bad thing to let our emotions get the best of us in situations?