01/27/2025
Bottling up our emotions puts us at risk of sooo many health issues. Yes, we should express them in safe ways that do not put ourselves or others in danger. We should not place our emotional experience onto others whom are not able to sit with us in our emotional experience. But joy, frustration, anger, sadness, excitement, etc…. are all natural human instincts and all make up our ability to socialize with others. We are meant to feel and express feeling. We are meant to connect with others through emotional expression. If you are being told to stop being emotional then you are being oppressed, controlled and manipulated, whether or not it is intentionally controlling, the impact is the same. Find ways to express your emotions in safe spaces. Trusted family, friends, mental health professionals, and community organizations are wonderful places to start.