[20oney]

My therapist is currently at me to let me emotions be there instead of pushing them away. Learning to feel them or whatever. I get this approach, but I also don't at all.

The way I see it, if I block my emotions out, I can do things. If I let them be there, they take over.

I don't get it. Does anyone get it? Can someone make sense of this for me??

[MickeyCheeky]

Well, even if you push them away, at some point you won't take it anymore.. and you'll let them out all in the same moment. So I think it's a good thing to acknowledge your emotions first. Maybe then, you can start to control them..

[Sunflower123]

I think the idea is to accept and acknowledge your emotions so they don't fester inside. As far as being overwhelmed by your feelings it is kind of like a dam. Once the dam is removed (think beavers building a dam), the water flowing down stream will initially be high volume due to the buildup but will eventually level out. Best wishes.

[JustTvTroping]

What helps me is to find some time to just let it out a little at a time (if my schedule would allow me). Then when I'm used to it, I do it more frequently. I started out doing it once a week for about 30 minutes to an hour at most, then after a while, 2 to 3 times a week since I have more free time. It took me a long time to even attempt since I was so used to hiding that part of myself. I'm not sure what your living situation is, but for me, since I live alone, I can do it any time I want without anyone finding out.

[Misterpain]

You need to find the balance between dealing with your emotions and being present , people can only "stuff" emotions for so long before they become really toxic, its a bad choice because it hurts you longer term than living with and dealing with them as they come up, talk to your T about strategies for feeling them and getting over them instead of carrying them long term, it can be done billions do it everyday , people who "stuff" emotions commonly get into chemical or substance abuse problems and then have to kick the substance abuse as well as deal with all those stuffed emotions ,it makes it that much more hard ,because eventually it will color everything you do and sooner or later the legal system will end up involved compounding things .
You are so much better off dealing with things as they come up ,its not always easy but it's not always hard either, with time it will become instinctual to where you have to really think hard about a time you did it differently .

Keep working at , you can do it !
Planning,Perseverance will payoff

[Skeezyks]

Well... I don't think I would understake trying to explain this. But take a look at this mental-health-oriented explanation of a Buddhist practice called "compassionate abiding". Perhaps it may be of some help:

https://mindsetdoc.wordpress.com/201...e-abiding-101/

[Fuzzybear]