What We Covered...
Suppressing emotions can hinder personal growth and relationships, but learning to express oneself through incremental steps and safe spaces can lead to healthier connections and self-acceptance.
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Suppressing emotions can hinder our ability to connect with others, but finding a balance and taking incremental steps toward expressing ourselves can help us thrive.
- Suppressing emotions can lead to negative consequences and difficulty connecting with others, and this workshop aims to explore this topic in depth.
- We might struggle with feeling like we are too much and not able to connect with people, but over time we can become more conscious of it and learn to share more about ourselves.
- Suppressing your voice and emotions may be a protective mechanism, but it's important to find a balance and not let it hinder your ability to connect with others.
- It's important to find a balance where individuals can express themselves while also feeling seen and respected, acknowledging that many people have past traumas that can affect their ability to thrive.
- Acknowledging and taking little incremental steps towards emotional states that matter to us can help us suppress our feelings in a safe and useful way, without compromising our own needs.
- Learn how to stop suppressing yourself in situations where it's not necessary or useful, as it can hinder your natural ability to adapt and seek out new experiences.
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Suppressing emotions can lead to shame and hinder personal growth, but learning to acclimate and express oneself can lead to healthier relationships and self-acceptance.
- Suppressing emotions can lead to shame and feeling suppressed, but acclimating to the given situation can be a healthier alternative.
- Be present and attentive during Tapping exercises to clear emotional or physical suppression.
- Shame associated with suppression is often passed down through generations and can hinder personal growth, but it is possible to release this shame and learn to acclimate.
- Children might be punished and judged for behavior they don't understand, leading to feelings of being inappropriate and misunderstood.
- Forgive yourself for not knowing everything, release shame, embrace curiosity, and learn how to express yourself while still acclimating with others.
- Eagerness is important and exciting, even if others don't understand it.
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Suppressing emotions can drain your energy and vibrancy, but adapting and upgrading your approach to self-protection through communication is key.
- Shame can cause us to suppress our true feelings, so consider the possibility of adapting and upgrading our default approach to self-protection.
- Don't put pressure on yourself to know everything about a new situation before starting, as everyone's brains work differently and it's important to be gentle with yourself and ask about emotions during the process.
- Suppressing emotions can happen in different areas of life, such as with peers during teenage years, and it's important to identify and acknowledge them.
- Suppressing emotions is like draining your energy and suppressing your vibrancy, but it probably is okay to be stronger in certain circumstances.
- Emotional Freedom is about realizing what our emotions are telling us and having a choice to adjust to different circumstances. Communication is key to acclimating instead of suppressing.
- Valuing safety and respect can influence behavior and emotions in certain situations, such as funerals, where acclimating to the environment and adapting to personal values is important.
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Negotiate and prioritize mutual respect to create a safe and thoughtful space for communication while being savvy with emotions.
- Co-regulation involves quickly adapting to the energy of others and quieting one's own system to create a safe and valued space for communication.
- Respect someone's need for quiet space, but also prioritize your own needs and find a balance.
- In a shared space, it's important to have mutual respect and negotiate, but if someone is dysregulated, it's often best to avoid talking about it and prioritize soothing oneself over pushing forward.
- Negotiate and meet each other's needs with mutual respect to avoid suppressing oneself and create a thoughtful and kind environment.
- We can each value certain emotions and experiences, even though they may not be compatible with everyone. Rather than suppress, we can still find a way to experience every aspect of our emotional range.
- Be savvy with emotions and create a climate that allows for experiencing a range of emotions, including the "uncool" ones.
- 34:18 Take small steps and create safe spaces to express your emotions to overcome shyness and work towards being more outgoing.
- To overcome shyness, start with small steps like speaking to three other people, even if it feels uncool or awkward, and gradually acclimate yourself to social situations.
- Cathy struggled with shyness and suppressing emotions, but found that taking baby steps and speaking up to safe people helped them become more outgoing and work on expressing their emotions.
- Start with baby steps and create safe places to express your emotions, even if it's just saying you like or don't like something, and eventually work towards knowing when and how to express yourself in challenging situations.
- Practice safe communication by expressing how you feel about certain situations and using non-confrontational language to ensure that your choices are respected.
- Acclimate to wanting more ease and kindness by identifying the feeling of being stuck and finding ways to bring comfort and compassion, such as tapping the collarbone points.
- Expressing anger towards someone can trigger a fight response in the primitive brain, making it important to be mindful of when and how we express anger. Anger is a fire-like energy, which doesn't make it bad/wrong. It is an energy to treat with respect and skill.
- 40:54 Being honest and vulnerable with others can alleviate stress and lead to more relaxed interactions, while expressing anger in a healthy way can build connections and deepen relationships.
- Being honest and vulnerable with people can alleviate the stress of trying to present oneself in a "certain way."
- Being true to oneself and communicating emotions honestly can lead to a more relaxed and less confrontational interaction with others.
- Expressing anger in a healthy way can help build connections with people and doesn't require someone else's permission or collaboration, and it's important to preface it and check in with others to ensure they are in a good space.
- Being wise-fearless means acknowledging and being with your emotions, excusing yourself from situations that don't serve you, and using what matters to you as a focused doorway for situations in your life.
- Sharing your anger with others, especially those with whom you have built a deep relationship, can lead to healing and deepening of the relationship.
- There's a benefit to having a menu of choices. Curiosity can lead to discovering new options for feeling freer and freer.
- 49:16 Don't suppress your natural emotions. Learn to manage them through techniques like EFT Tapping and safe spaces. This brings growth in managing anger and improving communication skills.
- Suppressing ourselves and noticing how others suppress themselves can change the way we interact with people and the way we parent or befriend people, as there is a vibe to suppression and shame that affects our emotional world.
- Medical professionals are taught to suppress their natural emotions of empathy, compassion, and kindness through their rigorous curriculum and long shifts.
- It's crucial not to suppress one's natural eagerness and vitality in order to avoid criticism or discomfort.
- Our primitive brain often tells us that things are too hard and not worth it, but if we remind ourselves that it's just a story and take small steps, we can make progress and get better at processing our emotions.
- Finding a safe space to practice tapping and expressing emotions with others can lead to exponential growth in managing anger and improving communication skills.
- 56:25 Take small steps to feel fearless and peaceful in safer situations, be mindful of eagerness, identify and express emotions, reclaim suppressed parts of oneself, and cultivate emotions that matter for a more passionate and fulfilling life.
- Take small steps and practice in safe situations, using tapping and visualization techniques to feel wisely fearless or surprisingly peaceful in specific places, rather than trying to be fearless with unsafe people.
- Being mindful of eagerness and finding a balance between being too eager and not eager enough in different situations.
- Learn to identify and express your emotions in safe environments, such as writing them down or seeking support, in order to stop suppressing yourself and feel more present and aware in different situations.
- Reclaiming suppressed parts of oneself leads to feeling healthier, more alive, and having more energy, and every little step towards expressing oneself is important.
- Taking small steps towards vulnerability and authenticity can make a big difference in building connections and creating a more passionate and fulfilling life.
- Cultivating emotions that matter to us can act as a doorway into improving our emotional state and can positively impact the energy and vibe of our surroundings.
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