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Originally Posted by jesswah
Best advice I've heard is to talk about it. Obviously that's easier said than done and you need to be selective in who you choose to talk to. Maybe pick up any of the books written by Brene Brown?
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I agree with this. Shame seems to thrive on secrecy.
Another thing that helps me with any emotion that may feel too intense is to just feel the physical sensations and observe them. This works for me when I can really identify with my self as that observer. Like the real me is the one hearing the voice saying in one form or another that I should be different. I'm not that voice. I'm the person hearing it. Likewise, I'm not the emotion or even the body feeling the emotion. I'm the awareness observing those things.
That distancing helps me feel less in the middle of it all.