I think this idea of "sitting with your feelings" is kind of in fashion and may work for some but it does not work for me.

I think it's crap, actually.

I think there are lots of ways to face your feelings without being nearly so sedentary. Others have suggested really great strategies. For me, what works is a walking meditation. It's not rumination, which "sitting with feelings" often is for me. It's a form of movement meditation. Check out Thicht Nat Hahn (I'm probably butchering his name) to get a little more information. Also, exercise helps me.

I just cringe when I hear therapists using this kind of prefabricated babble that gets passed around...a one-sized fits all approach. Sit with your feelings. Why? Aren't we obese enough already.

Sorry to be so cranky this morning. But really.....in the 1970s, which I recall, everyone was oKay. There was this flabby book called I'm okay, You're Okay. Turns out that some of us were not.