On the Need to Express (Negative) Emotions
Emotions like 'grief' are a very painful thing to experience. When we suffer something such as loss, and we don't express ourselves, it eats at us bit by bit scraping at our soul and with no outlet to channel the grief, the longing - to fill the void created - it can and will destabilize a person.
Emotions (of whatever kind) are supposed to be expressed and not suppressed. Expression (channeling) of 'negative' emotions is like the opening of a tap so that the 'dirty' water flows out after which 'clean' water will flow.
On the other hand, suppression is similar to 'damming' water. Depending on how strong the dam is, the water will gradually build up pressure until that point when the dam will burst! Usually, the aftermath is unpredictable and not always positive.
Internalizing negative emotions might initially seem okay - like not allowing yourself to cry when grieving. Yet at a point it begins to take a toll and might lead to a psychological breakdown due to the dammed up emotions.
Therefore we should always try to express our emotions - especially the negative - to avoid negative aftermath.
Haidarwali 201805071210hrs
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