Throughout our lives, we may experience emotions that disturb or distress us. Often, our first reaction is to push our feelings away. We may say, “I don’t want to think about that right now — I’ll think about it later,” and we bury our emotions, deny the validity of our feelings, or distract ourselves with other concerns. But the diverse emotions we experience are neither good nor bad — they’re simply a part of being human. Choosing not to experience pain, anger, or other intense feelings could cause those emotions to become buried deep in our physical body. They may linger there, unresolved and unable to emerge, even as they affect the way we experience the world. Allowing ourselves to experience all of our emotions rather than push the more painful ones away can help us come to terms with our feelings so we can experience them and then move on.
It’s possible to bring forth the old feelings you’ve pushed aside and experience them in a safe and enriching way. It may sound silly to set aside time to feel your old wounds that you haven’t dealt with, but this can be a very beneficial healing experience. Find a safe place and pick a time when you can be alone. Make sure that you feel secure and comfortable in your surroundings. Bring to mind the circumstances that originally triggered the emotions you’ve been pushing away. You may need to revisit these circumstances by reading relevant entries in your journal or using visualization to relive your past. Once you have triggered your long-denied emotions, let yourself feel your feelings, and try not to judge your reactions. Cry or sound your emotions if you need to, and don’t block the flow of your feelings. Allow any thoughts that are connected to your emotions to surface. As you release the feelings you have pushed inside of you, you’ll find yourself healing from the experience associated with these emotions.
When you deal with your feelings directly, they can move through you rather than staying stopped up in your body as emotional blocks that can sometimes turn into disease. Acknowledging your emotions instead of pushing them away allows you to stay emotionally healthy and in touch with your feelings.
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