Episode 124: The 2 Biggest Fears About Feeling Your Feelings

<span style='font-weight: 400;'>Here is a common scenario in my world: I had a lot to get done – back to back client meetings and deadlines looming. My anxiety was through the roof!</span> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>I kept telling myself, “you need to acknowledge your feeling,” knowing that it helps when I am stuck in anxiety. But it wasn’t working. I kept coming up sad and overwhelmed. No matter how many times I tried I wasn’t getting any relief.</span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>At the end of the day – meetings over, deadlines met – I was still spinning with anxiety. I realized I had gone through the whole day without really feeling anything. Every time I had gone through the motions of naming my emotions they were quickly hijacked by my Monger saying, “Feeling sad is a waste of time. You don’t have time for this nonsense. Move on and focus!”</span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>This is a common experience for many of my clients. We shame ourselves for feeling our feelings. We tell ourselves that we don’t have enough time for them. That we won’t get anything done by feeling things. Or, worse, we fear that allowing ourselves to experience our emotions would open up a bottomless pit of despair that we would never be able to find our way out of. </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>In today’s episode, I want to dive a little deeper into the F word. I talk about Acknowledge your Feelings as a key part of reducing anxiety.</span> <a href='https://live-happier.com/episode-119-acknowledging-your-feelings/'> <span style='font-weight: 400;'>In episode 119 I introduced the topic</span></a><span style='font-weight: 400;'>, but today I want to dive a little deeper and answer some of the questions that I receive from clients and listeners about feelings. </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Feelings are a big part of my coping strategy around my anxiety. Allowing my feelings and facing them has been a game-changer for me. I KNOW the fear that doing this will open the flood ga