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I Bottle Up My Feelings Instead Of Expressing Them To Others

Sometimes it's hard for me to express my feelings. Sometimes I'm afraid to be told "You need to suck it up." Or "You're just bringing your own problems." I feel like that sometimes.
I know my dad and my family want me to be tough so I try to act tough and happy even when I'm angry inside. I'm not going to sugarcoat it but when I was a teen I've had suicidal thoughts but I went to talk to a school counselor. I mean I can talk to my family. My dad always says, "Speak your mind" or "Speak now or forever hold your peace." He tells me not to bottle in my feelings, just talk to somebody.

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SoFine · 46-50, F

Perception is mixed in with feelings.
We can miss read a situation very easily, so the real of the situation is mixed in, when we relive it in our minds. We tend to make others wrong, that they miss treated us, when they did not. We over react and blame.

Find healthy ways to build up your "Worth of Self" can be with hobbies, your hands, your feet. That grove place where you can lose you in.

1. Do you over analyze situation. Spend time in your head, mulling over situations, events or people's behavior.
2. Rather do something peaceful, than been in your mind thoughts. Go for a walk, dance, sing, swim...... when we move we create new brain connection.
3. If you are similar to me, I need to walk away from a situation, to clear my mind, that is "am I upset for the reason I think I am?
4. We can get triggered to react, by a similar incident, a reminder of a previous hurt, that is similar.
5. Your life job - is your own happiness. Yes, it can take a life time. You are the one to validate you, no one else will.
6. You to you is your most important relationship that you will have. Your happiness lies with you, not in your future work, children, money, fame.

Be your own best friend. ..
Be you, be you as you.... (if you dare to )

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