Title: The Health Risks of Holding In Emotions, According to Experts | Fatherly
Headings: 5 Things That Happen to Your Emotions When You Bottle Them Up
5 Things That Happen to Your Emotions When You Bottle Them Up
Repressed feelings can wreak havoc on your physical health, experts warn.

Content: The Health Risks of Holding In Emotions, According to Experts | Fatherly
Health & Science / Psychology
5 Things That Happen to Your Emotions When You Bottle Them Up
Repressed feelings can wreak havoc on your physical health, experts warn. By Lauren Vinopal
Jun 04 2018, 3:10 PM
The world has been telling you to bottle up your emotions your entire life. There’s no crying in baseball after all, right? But even though suppressing your emotions may spare others the discomfort of having to deal with your feelings, keeping it all on the inside can cause a hell of a lot of harm. Men, in particular, run the risk of exploding in rages as they finally unleash their pent-up emotions, and suffering long-term physical and psychological damage for failing to manage stress in a healthy way. “Because men are taught more to display less emotion, the suppression of emotions leads to explosions” among other issues, psychotherapist Rose Lawrence told Fatherly. “ The list is quite extensive because everyone can experience physical symptoms in different parts of their body.” ADVERTISEMENT
Here’s what happens when you suppress your emotions: Your Stomach Twists Itself Into Knots
The chronic stress that comes from unresolved emotions can trigger your sympathetic nervous system’s fight or flight response, according to research from Harvard Medical School. This slows digestion, resulting in gas, bloating, constipation, vomiting, and, occasionally, ulcers.