Nov 23, 2021
As we become more familiar with
Thought Work, we realize that our feelings are caused by the
thoughts we think. This is a powerful realization for most people.
And it makes people want to change their thinking immediately. “Oh,
this thought is making me feel bad! I need to choose a better
thought!” Now, this may work occasionally, but it’s not really that
simple.
We must first start with awareness. Bringing
attention to the feeling itself and then to the thought causing it.
If we brush past the emotion too quickly and ignore it just to get
to a better thought, we risk the habit of toxic
positivity.
Toxic positivity is when you
think your entire life is supposed to be happy and positive, so you
avoid negative emotions. You rush through them.
This
is a problem because if you ignore your negative emotions, they
fester and keep coming back. You also might find yourself
over-eating or over-drinking to numb the pain of negative emotions,
because you don’t trust yourself to handle them.
In
today’s episode, you’ll learn how to bring awareness to all of your
emotions, even the difficult ones, and process your feelings in a
way in which you will learn from them and allow them to move out of
your body.
Listen to Episode 27 to learn how processing
your emotions can help you to know yourself more and make it
possible to tap into your unique inner wisdom.
Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.rachaelcunningham.com/podcast/podcast
What You’ll Learn From This Episode
- How avoiding your emotions leads to more anger and arguments
- Why you need to process your emotions if you’re going to make consistent change
- How to calm your nervous system when you feel intense emotions
- Three steps to process your emotions that will help you feel calmer, more in control, and more in tune with your wiser self.
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