What Feelings Are You Suppressing?

Sometimes we suppress certain emotions that might be too scary, too painful, too shameful to access...

We suppress and sedate... and the more we suppress... the more we sedate... the more that which we are trying to suppress wants to come out.

I came across an interesting video by Teal Swan called “How to Express your Emotion” that dives deep into this topic. Click HERE to Watch It!

This is a tool that allows you to lay out a complete map of your emotions... so you can look at them inside of an overall picture.

Here is a brief summary of the concept:

You can grab any situation that triggered you to feel sadness, frustration, anger, anxiety, fear...

Think of this situation and fill out these sentences... starting from #1 until #5.

Do this exercise alone.

Write down your answers or say them out loud.

Be unapologetic about everything you say. Don’t hold back and avoid your own judgement.

The purpose of this exercise is to be Raw and Real.

1. ANGER
I hate it when...
I am so angry that...
I am fed up with...
I am filled with rage when...

2. SADNESS
I feel so disappointed that...
I feel so sad when...
The thing that hurts me so badly is...
This why it hurts me so badly...

3. FEAR
I am afraid that...
What I am truly afraid that is...
I am scared when...
It reminds me of...

4. ACCEPTANCE AND UNDERSTANDING
I am sorry that...
Please forgive me for...
It is completely understandable that...
I regret that...
I understand...

5. LOVE AND HARMONY
I want to...
I forgive you for...
I hope that...
Thank you for...
I appreciate you because...
I love you because...

From level 3 on... you start the SHIFT from the DARK to the LIGHT. Finding appreciation for the lesson that this situation has taught you.

Share with me your results if you try this...

and always..

read, learn, teach and #dothework daily.

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