It is important to always validate any feelings of apprehension, despair, sadness… Whatever the emotion, make it okay to acknowledge it and express it. Suppression of emotions will not make them go away and being upset does not make you a negative person.
People often apologize before responding to me asking how they are. They will begin by saying, “I don’t want to be negative, but….” when they are in fact being compassionate and validating, rather than negative. Saying how one truly feels should never be considered negative.
The reality is that you are experiencing a challenging healing process. Because I encourage you to focus on healing, to trust in your recovery, etc., it does not mean that you won’t have days when you feel overwhelmed or frustrated, peed off, mentally and/or physically exhausted or fatigued, you question if you will ever heal, or you feel just too “blah” to care.
Being authentic and allowing yourself to genuinely feel is an act of self-care and compassion, and it is very therapeutic. So don’t feel apologetic and don’t beat yourself up if you have such days. If you suppress the emotion, it will manifest in other unhealthy ways, but if you are gentle with yourself and allow it, this compassion that you give to yourself can hold you in that space of gentle kindness and soothe your weary spirit. This will help you to release the energy of those emotions much quicker, and you will notice a shift in energy and an improvement in how you feel.
Sending all good thoughts,
