Do you avoid your emotions?

Do you run away from your emotions?

If so, you’re missing out on valuable feedback on how to navigate life!

Watch today’s video, where Thais explains the surprising truth about our emotions.

Is there an emotion that’s extra difficult for you to feel? Share with us in the comments!

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[vickicarringer]

You give the best advice I've found online.

[Sidera]

I have acquired alexithymia from a TBI so the body sensations don't get translated into an understanding that an emotion is body sensation overlaid with thoughts. It's "body sensation" or "thoughts."

One trick I have found helps is that if I am having a LOT of thoughts about something, ruminating on it, fixating, talking about it, examining it, etc. mentally, I use the FREQUENCY and FOCUS aspect of the thoughts occurring to realize "an emotion must be triggering this" and then deliberately trying to stop and figure out what I physically feel.

I don't ever really end up marrying the two well in my mind, but I can at least get an understanding of what the emotion is and what triggered it (usually not what it means though). That is a good starting point.

[jaymeegracemoya]

I tried body scanning before and I simply didn’t feel sensations in my body. I was baffled and even thought the activity was ridiculous until I discovered I have avoidant tendencies