Allow Yourself to Feel

With the recent movement and acknowledgment of mental and emotional health, we see a lot of memes, social media posts, and videos about CHOOSING happiness. It's all in our heads. You can either manifest sadness and more craaaap--OR you can choose to be happy and manifest greatness!

Sounds SO easy, right?!

Well, let's pump the brakes on this mentality for a second. You're a human being with feelings, yeah? You are NOT a robot. As much as I wish I could snap my fingers and be in the best chipper mood possible--that's simply not possible in certain circumstances.

Striving for happiness has been quite the popular thing as of lately, which ISN'T entirely a bad thing. But, more importantly than being happy is learning to connect with ourselves and manage our emotions.

There's actually research that proves there is a connection between individuals who report mania and elevated moods, and those who also faced difficulties just functioning.

"The more we specifically prioritize being happy as the goal in and of itself, we may be inadvertently setting ourselves up for feeling unhappy and at greater risk for mental health difficulties" -- June Gruber (Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at University of Colorado)

There's also research which suggests that greater "emodiversity" showed a decreased risk for depression. This research presents that it may be best to experience a wide range of emotions--both positive and negative rather than welcoming and prioritizing positive feelings and neglecting negative ones.

Regardless of the situation you are in; if it makes you sad or angry, allow yourself to FEEL and embrace those emotions. Journal, meditate, go for a walk, pet your dog, paint, listen to music...do anything that will make you feel good. Allow yourself to experience those emotions, but do not allow yourself to dwell in them.

In some cases, you will need extra help to move past being angry and/or upset. Reach out to your support system; your family, friends, therapist, doctor...etc.

Bottom line: Try to get to know yourself on a deeper level. Let your emotions come and go easily and freely. Learn to manage those emotions in the most effective and healthiest way possible for YOU.

Kenzie EvansJanuary 7, 2019mental health, health, wellness, wellness blog, emotional healthComment

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