Embrace your
emotions!!!!!
The biggest aha moment is to embrace your emotions, "I am upset" or "I am feeling low" or "wow, this was fun". This awareness of our emotions helps us to realize the causes of our behaviours.
Our education and societal norms teach to hide
emotions, that is just wrong. We are human beings with ability to feel and
control our feelings and that is the great power that makes us superior to
animals.
Do not keep that “CONTROL” button down for too long, Let some “STEAM OFF”
once in a while and see the miracle.
Here are some tips on how you can embrace your emotions:
1. Stop Judging
Quit being so hard on yourself. Self-judgment suppresses your true
emotions, and that could lead to so many negative consequences on you and those
around you. So, “Just Be You” and celebrate “Who You Are”.
2. Allow Yourself to Feel all emotions
All human emotions have value. Even the ones we consider “bad” can
benefit us if we allow ourselves to feel them genuinely. Allowing ourselves
to feel all these emotions can benefit us to move through things in our lives
that serve us and our relationships.
3. Be as you are.
Be aware about what you want and be honest with yourself, be kind to
yourself, and get in touch with your true emotions. Remember that you
are enough.
4. Let Go attitude
It is not uncommon to attach ourselves to our story. But remember
getting stuck to those stories puts you in the past, not the present. By simply
feeling our emotions and moving through them, we can overcome almost anything.
5. Get Support
Emotional training to feel and express our emotions is a healthy and
productive way. Get support when ever its required, we can move through the ups
and downs of life much more effectively with the support. Remember that you
don’t have to do it alone. It is not only okay, but necessary, for us to
ask for and receive help.
By: D N Roopa, Assistant Professor and Student counsellor