Ever been in a situation where you have felt an emotion build up so strongly in your body that you are about to burst….but you stop yourself? That anger that builds up and then your almost about to explode…but somehow you stop and you muster up your strength to either walk away or calmly smile and say “I’m fine” to appease those around you……If this is you I applaud your self-control, I am certainly not suggesting that this was not the best cause of action in the situation….but what I do want to highlight are the long term effects of suppressing your emotion.
A theory which is taught and frustrates me to no end is to “Remain Neutral” another great example of the art of suppression. I am sorry I believe we are emotional beings experiencing a human existence….emotions are our souls natural instinctive indicator of our emotional wellbeing and mental state, they bring to our attention thoughts and feelings that assist us to clear emotional blocks and suppressed emotions which are keeping us stagnant. By “Remaining Neutral” not only are we sweeping our proverbial feelings “under the carpet” but we continue to build up more emotional stagnation over time and remain suppressed and idle, this is so counter intuitive as in my opinion this creates repressed emotions which sometimes surface further down the track in other ways, sometimes in explosive outbursts and a lot worse than had it been dealt with at the time.
I like to think of our body a bit like a sponge, we absorb whatever is in our environment. If we are exposed to negativity, stress and toxic behaviour over a prolonged period, it starts to take a toll on our emotional state, for example – if we feel we need to remain strong and composed and not break for others in our lives during an adverse situation, over time by being guarded, suppressing our emotions like frustration and fatigue, these emotions start to fester and build, the negative energy is nourished by the negative emotions which are consistently experienced and over time frustration turns to anger and fatigue turns to resentment. Our emotional body is overloaded and our energy body becomes lethargic causing burn out.
It is imperative that you have an outlet to release the negative emotions which you are subjected to, this is so that you are able to keep your emotional, mental and energy body well balanced. Some people commonly think by releasing you need to scream, argue or yell, this is not the case, a form of release could be doing activities that lift your mood like exercise, meditation, watching a show that you enjoy, seeing a friend by venting or laughing, doing something creative or even journaling about how you feel about the current situation and then burning it, this way you have allowed it out of your system and released in a silent way.
Whatever form of release you choose is not important, what is important is that you do not hold onto toxic emotion and energy, It is important to release this negativity and ensure that you are replenishing your energy levels, this allows you to lift your spirits and maintain a more consistent mental state, deal with stress more readily, stay resilient, maintain focus, mental clarity and most importantly stay positive and content.
My hope is this inspired a thought process within you to see if you are guilty of suppression…
Much Love Xx
