Abby, I'm sorry it took me a long time to get back here again. I've been avoiding this forum a lot because I can get triggered easily lately.

It really is hard to connect with our emotions. I disconnect with mine and it comes out as headaches and grinding my teeth and other stuff. I don't know what will work for you. One thing I am trying to do is to connect with other people as well as be aware of my own emotions. I think I could maybe learn from watching people who know how to release their emotions. Maybe if you watch a sad movie, or find music that resonates with what you feel, that could help you to connect. You have to feel your emotions before you can release them. Unfortunately if they are painful ones. But don't forget to feel any positive emotions you have too. They count just as much as the painful ones.