The solution starts within. For us to catch ourselves when we are telling an emotion: You should not be here, you are not legitimate. That will dissolve the thickest coat keeping us away from freedom: self-shaming
Is what you feel acceptable?
Jessica Semaan
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Hello Jessica,
I read a lot about emotions, because I was passing through an experience where I couldn’t understand mine at some points. I even refused to accept them and deal with them. As you mentioned they lead me to self-shame, and other annoying emotions.
What helped me most were two things:
- We are not our emotions or our thoughts. They just pass by and we have to watch them.
- Feel your emotions fully and do not supress them.
The confusing thing is that some of these emotions emerge without a clear reason. We have to dig deeply to find out where they came from.