Emotion & Stress
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One of the things I've noticed many times when I support people on a 1:1 is that the basis for their need to come and see me is because they feel bad. Bad feelings come in a variety of guises and almost always take you down!Feeling down isn't necessarily a bad thing as it's obviously indicative of there being a problem you're struggling to deal with so recognising what the problem is might be the first step to tackling it. However, it's important to also recognise that emotions are literal; they are energy in motion or 'e-motion'! As a result, if you're thinking something negative and feel sad as a result this emotion travels down your body in to your gut and rests there. If you don't acknowledge that you're feeling sad, frustrated, irritable, unhappy, etc then you block the motion of the energy thereby locking it inside you. As a result your stomach, liver, adrenals, blood sugar and brain chemicals pay the price. This is why we have a massive problem with depression at the moment because we are not properly dealing with these negative, unhappy moods or thoughts.Tackling them may not be quick, but the first step is to acknowledge that they exist; it's ok to feel them, and that the energy needs to be dissipated otherwise it stays in the body. You cannot just expect yourself to become happy, fun or positive from that state, but you can 'do' something practical to ease it. Go for a walk, write it down, draw a picture, have a brief sleep or hit a pillow - all of these change your 'state' and ease or soothe the negative feelings. Only then can you tackle the thoughts that began the emotion in the first place. More about how to tackle negative thoughts in my next blog post.See you soon, Sue[/fusion_text][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]