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What do you do with your feelings?

I’ve found it best to feel them, but not express them. Nobody cares. Nobody can/will help. It’s only when I express them that I feel bad about them.
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chilloutab2 · 41-45, M
You have hit on the golden formula.... stoicism.
Feel... but don't be your feelings.
The more you articulate/give voice to your feelings, the more you wallow in them and sabotage yourself.
AlchemyFox · 36-40, F
@chilloutab2 it’s true.

I always felt therapy made it worse. I learned to face myself alone and now I feel very intune with myself.

The first few years I studied stoicism I had it wrong. I tried to not feel. But now I understand the meaning of simply being my own confidant because I know and like myself. Nothing changes my core. I think it will get even more mellow as time goes on and I gain experience.
chilloutab2 · 41-45, M
@AlchemyFox Beautiful!