Be okay with not being okay
I believe that people are getting further and further out of touch with their emotions. We are taught at a young age to ignore our feelings, to push them aside, or to hide them. Young men are asked to toughen up and suck it up. Women are accused of being over emotional and irrational.
You are human.
Sometimes you're going to feel lonely.
Ugly.
Hard done by.
Worthless.
Lost.
Exhausted.
You name it.
I challenge you to allow yourself to feel how and what you are feeling. Give yourself permission to be okay with not being okay for a while. Work through some of those emotions rather than sweeping them away. Maybe writing will help, talking to a friend, meditating or maybe you need a good ol' ugly cry fest.
Maybe if we stop denying our feelings and face them, we will rely less on unhealthy distractions and vices we may use.
It's okay. Trust me.
I believe that people are getting further and further out of touch with their emotions. We are taught at a young age to ignore our feelings, to push them aside, or to hide them. Young men are asked to toughen up and suck it up. Women are accused of being over emotional and irrational.
You are human.
Sometimes you're going to feel lonely.
Ugly.
Hard done by.
Worthless.
Lost.
Exhausted.
You name it.
I challenge you to allow yourself to feel how and what you are feeling. Give yourself permission to be okay with not being okay for a while. Work through some of those emotions rather than sweeping them away. Maybe writing will help, talking to a friend, meditating or maybe you need a good ol' ugly cry fest.
Maybe if we stop denying our feelings and face them, we will rely less on unhealthy distractions and vices we may use.
It's okay. Trust me.
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