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Name it, Claim it, Reframe it

In my last post, I discussed how we repress feelings that we have been told not to feel because they are somehow wrong or make us “bad”. But what do you do with those feelings when it’s not appropriate or is uncomfortable to express them in the moment? In my own work with the feelingsContinue reading “Name it, Claim it, Reframe it”

Those “inappropriate” feelings

“You shouldn’t be so angry (hurt, sad, depressed, crazy, whatever you “shouldn’t feel).” “You’re overreacting.” “It’s not that bad.” It’s quite dehumanizing being told that your feelings are wrong. And it’s a lie. You feel what you feel. There’s nothing wrong with it. Even when it doesn’t really have anything to do with the situationContinue reading “Those “inappropriate” feelings”