(This blog was originally posted on February 27, 2017)
In her
song titled “I Just Wanna Cry,” Kristine Wriding
describes a feeling we have probably all experienced at one time or another:
the desire to just get in bed, crawl under the covers and have a good cry. I
have no problem with that. In fact, from time to time it is very good to do just that.
As I
explained in my blog titled Body
Syndromes,
pent-up emotions are transferred to another part of the body to be manifested
later as a physical symptom when we do not express our emotions. However, if when
we give ourselves permission to cry when we are sad or shout/yell when we are
angry, we can release those negative emotions and prevent carrying all that
negative energy around.
Having said that, it is
also important to let go of your conscious and subconscious attachment to
whatever or whoever triggered that emotional release. If you continue to focus
and dwell on a source of stress/anxiety you will only continue to experience
the emotional/physiological discomfort. Rather than releasing this negativity,
re-visiting the negative memory only strengthens the negative association. As John
C. Maxwell observed,
“A victim mind-set causes people to focus on what they cannot do instead of
what they can do. It is a recipe for continued failure.”
Therefore, once you have expressed your feelings, give yourself permission
to truly release any attachment to that negativity so you can continue to move
forward in your life.
Sara R. Fogan, C.Ht. is a certified hypnotherapist based in
Southern California. She graduated with honors from the Hypnosis Motivation
Institute in 2005. For more
information about Calminsense Hypnotherapy® and to set up an
appointment, please visit http://www.calminsensehypnotherapy.com/.
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