We’re often taught to bury our pain and soldier on. Over time, this can lead to repressed emotions, also known as unconscious avoidance.

 

Everyone carries unprocessed emotions from experiences to some degree. However, emotions that aren’t dealt with don’t just go away and they can have an impact on the way you think about yourself, how you react to stress, and overall well-being.

Three things happen when an emotion is experienced.
1.    We develop an emotional vibration;
2.    We feel the emotion and any thoughts or physical sensations associated with it; and
3.    We move on from the emotion by processing it.

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Your feeling (s) comes from what your nervous system is telling you. So, when the 2nd or 3rd step above is interrupted or suppressed the energy of the emotion becomes trapped in the body. As a result, you might experience muscle tension or other physical pain on top of the tension bubbling up inside you mentally and emotionally.

 

If intense or dangerous feelings linger for too long – like anger or depression – they need immediate attention! But for the most part, a range of emotions is part of our human experience. And all that we need to do is to allow them to flow freely without resistance. That is the only way your can remain true to yourself and remain authentic in who you are.

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We’re not allowing ourselves to have the human experience fully when we are continuously keep ourselves in bondage by bottling things up or suppressing our true feelings.
Instead of desperately saying positive affirmations the next time you feel irritated why not just allow yourself the space feel irritated?
The second you allow yourself to feel the emotions, they will just flow through you, they simply disappear into nothingness.

 

There's two things you need to do in order to release negative emotions, " emotional baggage"

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1.  Cultivate the practice of mindfulness into your daily life

 

To be mindful means to be aware of what you are experiencing in a given moment. In having this awareness, you are conscious of what you are doing, what is happening around you, and who is in front of you. Most importantly though, you are aware of what you are feeling inside.

There is immense power in recognizing the feelings and thoughts that are going through your head because awareness of your emotions allows you to make a choice about whether you will continue to focus on them or not.

The more you understand your emotional world, the more you can digest your feelings in healthy ways.
The challenge is to recognize the emotion and feel it in your body. This is where mindfulness comes in. 
We have to feel it to heal it right—So allow yourself to fully experience the emotion in order to process and integrate it into your experience.

 

In becoming more mindful, you will naturally gain an awareness of the people and situations that drain you. With this knowledge, you will have an understanding when you are placed in a situation where one of these triggers is likely to get set off, and you can prepare (or recover) as necessary.

 

•            How to practice mindfulness

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1.  Journaling / Painting – 5 minutes in the morning, midday or evening and write down or paint your feelings. This practice can help you control your symptoms and improve your mood by:

                        Helping you prioritize problems, fears, and concerns;

                        Helps you recognize triggers and learn ways to better control them;

                       Providing a non-judgmental platform to identify negative thoughts or emotions;

                       Provides an opportunity for positive self-talk

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2.  Intentional movement - such as dance, stretching, yoga, shaking it out, taking walks, breathing exercises, martial arts etc. When you move our body, energy flows through it, our bodily system are activated. Movement helps with mental clarity which is what you need when you are going through a tough season in your life a, clear mind.

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3.  Practicing stillness - Being still allows you to be with our thoughts and feelings in a present state. By momentarily disengaging from external stimuli you can better connect with your inner thoughts, emotions, and desires.
One way to practice stillness is through meditation. Your meditation practice can be out in nature, in a quite space in your home and you can also play some peaceful relaxing sounds/music while you meditate.

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To meditate, set a timer (minimum 5 minutes), find a comfortable seated position, seat still and take deep breathes for a few seconds and than allow your breathe to return to normal. Pay attention your breathing and if your mind wonders, simply acknowledge it and return to your breathing. What I like to do is repeat affirmations while I meditate. Here are some helpful chakra healing affirmations 

2.  Respond (self-expression)

Emotions need to be expressed to be processed. The goal is to move the energy of emotion through and out the body so that you can let it go.

This self-expression must be authentic and embodies. Remember, true healing occurs when body and mind integrate.
Maybe you feel the need to cry, scream into a pillow, go for a run, dance it out, hit a punching bag, rip paper into tiny little pieces— whatever it maybe, just do it.
You will free the poisonous emotion that you carried within yourself, and free yourself from its shackles.
 

Here is one way to execute emotional release 

Find a place where you can be alone for at least 10 minutes. 
Grab some tissues and settle in
Take a couple of deep breaths, as you breath in, tell yourself that it is okay to feel whatever it is you feel. Here are some affirmations you can use during this session:
             I acknowledge this painful emotion, I let it go, and embrace my inner peace
             This sadness belongs to depression, with time, it will pass
             I am open & I am healing

As you breathe in, allow your muscles to relax, and breath out to let go.

During this time, if you can do some stretching or yoga as you continue to be in tune with your emotions. If you so wish you can also put on some meditative sounds/ calming music.

 

Allow whatever emotion to come up to the surface, don't resist it - remember you are all alone and this is a safe and non-judgmental space for you.

If tears come and you want to cry - let it be so, cry it out. 

If you feel like crabbing a pillow and screaming on it - do it

The idea is to give yourself full permission to feel whatever emotion is there during this time.

 

All of this sounds like, aaahh really, but I promise you it works. At least I know for me, this practice has helped me lift a ton of toxic energies off my shoulders.
 

Conclusion

When an emotion is not fully processed, it may become stuck in the body and remain heavy in your mind and heart.

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By using techniques to work through your emotions, like therapy, intentional movement, and meditation, you can learn to move on from past traumas and release the associated emotional tension.

 

@Masomza

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