This is what I am doing right now in life. I’m learning to feel. I spent my life pushing feelings away. Feeling them does NOT feel very good right now. They feel scary, overwhelming, uncomfortable ….
I’m getting there. But man is this HaRD!
I asked my counselor if other people are doing this. Most do not. Most either:
1. Take medication to numb the difficult feelings.
2. Numb the feelings (drugs, scrolling, food, sleep etc.)
3. Ignore the feelings with coping mechanisms.
So I’m doing the hard thing ….ugh.