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Originally Posted by TayQuincy
There is a difference between feelings that need to be processed and felt, and feelings that are based on irrational thoughts. Like, for example, sunrise says she felt sad because her 20+ year relationship was ending. In that case, my t would say to allow myself to feel the feelings, feel the sadness and don't distract myself from the feelings.
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I understand this so much better now. Thank you, TQ. I was not getting that distinction in what FG posted, so it was preventing me from understanding. I think a lot of my feelings are the kind that need to be felt, rather than the irrational thinking kind. I have those too sometimes, but I am pretty good at dismissing them (which for me is a lot different from stuffing them).