Many of us were taught how to manage our emotions, push through them, or wait for them to pass—but not how to process them.
Yet emotions that don’t get processed can find other ways of getting out: physical tension in the body, avoidance behaviors, or just a general sense of feeling stuck without knowing why.
The good news is that emotional processing is not a skill that we either have or don’t. It’s something that we can learn how to do at any stage of life. When we know how to process emotions, we can better understand ourselves and improve our day-to-day experiences.
Yet emotions that don’t get processed can find other ways of getting out: physical tension in the body, avoidance behaviors, or just a general sense of feeling stuck without knowing why.
The good news is that emotional processing is not a skill that we either have or don’t. It’s something that we can learn how to do at any stage of life. When we know how to process emotions, we can better understand ourselves and improve our day-to-day experiences.
Source: How to Process Your Emotions: A Simple Step-By-Step Guide