Does a "True Self" Exist?

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You don’t feel that your critical thinking skills, beliefs, or your actions define you more so, than your emotions? Everyone experiences joy, sadness, anger, etc. I lean more towards your critical thinking, beliefs, and your actions defining you more than your emotions. How do you feel about that?

Some people actually want to experience sadness or hold a grudge all the time. It seems to me that that urge to want to feel those emotions, says more about the person, than just the emotions being experienced themselves.

Aren't your emotions at the core of your critical thinking skills, beliefs and actions?