It’s Time to Deal With Your Feelings About Money
Emotions around money are about to get intense again. But you can confront them.
The last time we were collectively so stressed about money was in 2008. It’s about to get hard again. The coronavirus has created tsunamis in the world’s financial markets.
In general, money is an emotional thing. Whether you have cash or not, it can cause emotions to rage. If you have a lot of money, you might worry about putting it in the right pockets. If you don’t have enough of it, you might stress over how to pay for what you need. But it’s not only the amount of money you have that causes issues. It’s all the complex feelings tied to it.
Pride and shame. Security and insecurity. Joy and fear. Contentment and dissatisfaction. Dread and hope. Success and failure. We all feel each of these emotions around money. And that’s OK. That’s normal.
And it’s not changing anytime soon.
How you’re avoiding your feelings about money
But here’s the thing: you’re probably avoiding these emotions. You might not even realize it. Most of us don’t want to acknowledge the depth of these sensations because we’re convinced they’re too much to deal with. We’re scared of how ashamed we are…
