Feelings and Suppression
Exploring the tension between feeling emotions and recognizing their transient nature reveals that suppressing feelings often leads to their intensification. Cultural perspectives play a role, with reappraisal techniques proving more beneficial in Western contexts. Personal anecdotes highlight the resistance many face in expressing vulnerability, emphasizing the importance of emotional intelligence in navigating these challenges.In this clip
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Dr. Marc Brackett: How to Increase Your Emotional Intelligence
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If we are told at a young age how we should feel (e.g., you should feel ashamed or you should not be sad), how are these negative experiences encoded into our brains? How does not having permission to feel our real, biological emotions impact our future decisions?
How do negative experiences, such as being told at a young age or into adulthood how we should feel (e.g., feeling ashamed or not being allowed to feel sad), get encoded into our brains, and how does not having permission to feel our real, biological emotions impact our future decisions?
How do negative experiences, such as being told at a young age or into adulthood how we should feel (e.g., feeling ashamed or not being allowed to feel sad), get encoded into our brains, and how does not having permission to feel our real, biological emotions impact our future decisions? This topic was discussed in the episode 130. Choosing to Heal with Dr. Kelly Brogan, the episode Tools for Overcoming Substance & Behavioral Addictions | Ryan Soave, the episode #614: Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life, the clip Embracing Pain's Gift from the episode Dr. Marc Brackett: How to Increase Your Emotional Intelligence, and the clip Permission to Feel.