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Originally Posted by K0123
I think a lot of why we resist emotions is conditioning due to society's standards... I often feel rejected when feeling down, by others, as if it's a bother - people act like they may catch it or that the hurting person is toxic...
You mentioned feeling when alone, such as crying...
Emotions are interesting, and the human experience.
Why are there so many rules that don't make sense...
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I am afraid of showing emotions in public because of that rejection. At work, I fear I would get rejected or affect my paycheck if I let my emotions be seen too much. At home, I feel I have to act strong because others expect it. That leaves me with the only safe place to feel strong emotions is when I am alone.
I think we learn from our society and childhood to resist and suppress emotions in many situations. It can't be healthy. It is part of the human experience, like you said.
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Originally Posted by AzulOscuro
It’s truth. This happens often because we double struggle: On one side, the negative emotion itself and on another side, the worry and charge because we don’t want to allowed to feel this emotion. We want it to disappear and feel well but it doesn’t work like this. Just, the other way around.
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That is an excellent point. We double struggle and use so much energy to fight the emotion itself that we have less energy to care for ourselves as we work through the emotions.