How do I manage to balance my emotions? I either don't let myself feel them, or I feel overwhelmed and crippled by them.

I balance my emotions through my passions. Soccer helps reduce my stress and unhappiness, as does music and running. Don't ignore emotions but don't let them take over your life.

Emotions are there because thats what makes us human. The idea is to deal with the emotions and then move forward, Give urself the time and space to deal with the emotions.

Take some time off for yourself and take it easy. Know that you’re doing the best you can and that you’re trying. That’s what matters in the end. If you feel overwhelmed or crippled by your emotions, don’t bottle it up, tell someone about it, about how your feeling and what you’re worried about, don’t keep it to yourself where it can destroy you, talk to someone because your feelings matter x

Step 1 is to identify and realize your emotions into having good and bad effects on yourself. Rest you are good enough to find the others steps and solutions. I believe in you. Now don't ask how to identify what is having good or bad effect on you, you are good enough to know that also. Ignore following part since this is not part of answer, just writing to complete 100 words which is minimum requirement to complete my answer. I don't know why we have to write too long when the answers can be even in One sincere kind loving word. No Offence!