Title: Why You Should Stop Hiding Feelings
Headings: It’s Tempting to Mask Your Emotions, but It Won’t Do You (or Anyone Else) Any Favors
It’s Tempting to Mask Your Emotions, but It Won’t Do You (or Anyone Else) Any Favors
Why people hide feelings
To avoid showing ‘weakness’
To avoid getting hurt
Lack of confidence
How it affects you
Disrupted communication
Emotion buildup
Relationship strain
Early death
How to stop
Practice mindfulness
Share your feelings honestly
Talk to someone you trust
Reaching out
The bottom line

Content: It can become an issue, however, if it becomes a pattern and affects your ability to communicate authentically. Why people hide feelings
People generally learn to suppress emotions for a few key reasons. To avoid showing ‘weakness’
Showing emotion can put you in a vulnerable place, and it’s pretty normal to want to avoid exposing vulnerabilities to others. You might worry expressing certain emotions will lead others to judge you and believe you can’t manage your feelings. As a result, you hide your sadness, fear, frustration, and other so-called negative emotions. You could also have some concerns around others using these feelings against you, especially if that’s happened to you before. To avoid getting hurt
People often hide emotions to protect their relationships. When someone you care about does something upsetting, you might choose to hide your annoyance. Yes, their actions bothered you. But if they react negatively when you tell them how you feel, you could end up triggering an even more painful conflict.