Title: The Importance of Understanding Your Emotions | myTherapyNYC
Headings: The Importance of Understanding Your Emotions
The Importance of Understanding Your Emotions
Emotions are part of being human
Suppressing our emotions can lead to negative consequences down the road
Tips for connecting to and understanding your emotions
Jenna Mamorsky, MHC-LP
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Content: Studies show that suppressing emotions makes people aggressive and easily agitated. For example, if you push down feelings of anger towards your boss during your work day, you are more likely to snap or pick a fight with your partner that evening. When you are either blocking or trying to control an emotion that biologically needs to be felt, it can build up inside you. This means you may feel it unexpectedly later on, which actually makes many people feel more out of control. The more we pile up and ignore our feelings, the more overwhelming it can seem to actually feel them. This could also lead to unhealthy behaviors, such as using substances or turning to food to numb out. In addition, other studies show that ignoring emotional cues can lead to problems with our physical health, including higher rates of IBS, heart disease, and lowered immunity
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Tips for connecting to and understanding your emotions
If you are someone who hasn’t felt their emotions in a long time, feels overwhelmed by them, or doesn’t understand what your emotions even feel like, you are not alone. Many people are simply not taught to be in touch with their feelings, and educating yourself on how to regulate and feel them in a healthy and nondestructive way is the first step. Read more: