Into every life some rain must fall.
As smug as this cliché may sound, it’s true. Even if we’ve been blessed with the “happy” gene, we cannot avoid feeling emotionally uncomfortable from time to time.
We feel things for a reason. Our emotional pain carries a message.
If someone close to us passes away, it’s natural for us to grieve and feel sad.
If we receive a dire medical diagnosis, we’re likely to feel anxiety.
When something important to us doesn’t go our way, we may feel disappointed or angry.
To try and push down our feelings in such (and many other) instances would be akin to taking the battery out of our home’s fire alarm if it goes off, rather than checking out the reason why the alarm is blaring.
Dealing with emotional pain often entails that we weather the painful feelings. Sometimes the intensity or duration of our emotions can become detrimental. In other cases, what we’re feeling is just par for the course. In any event, tolerating an upsetting emotion can teach us a lot about ourselves while also giving us a chance to practice healthy self-care.
No matter how loving our family and friends may be, we are the only person who has been, is, and will be with us 24/7, for our entire life. So, it behooves us to learn effective self-nurturing skills in preparation for an emotional storm.
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