Day 3: The goal isn’t to stop feeling; the goal is to feel safe
- theoverflowlife
- Jun 4
- 2 min read
Many of us were taught directly or indirectly that emotions were too much.
Too loud.
Too messy.
Too inconvenient.
So we learnt to shut them down, tuck them away, or numb them out.
But here’s the truth: Shutting down emotions doesn’t make them disappear. It just stores them deeper in the body, where they silently shape our choices, relationships, and self-worth.
Healing invites something radically different: to rebuild trust with your emotions. To remember that anger, sadness, grief, and even joy they’re not enemies. They’re messengers.
They don’t come to destroy. They come to reveal. To point to a boundary crossed, a need unmet, a longing unspoken, and a truth buried.
And when you can sit with them without flinching, fixing, or fleeing, you begin to create emotional safety inside yourself.
Ask yourself gently:
Which emotion have I been avoiding lately?
What would it look like to welcome it not with shame, but with curiosity and compassion?
Can I let it speak before I try to silence it?
You’re not too much. Your emotions aren’t a problem to solve. They are a language your body and soul speak fluently. Learning to listen is how you reclaim your power.
Feelings aren’t enemies. They’re messengers. And learning to sit with them without judgement or fear is a radical act of healing.
Journal Prompt
Which emotion have you been avoiding or pushing down lately?
Why do you think that particular feeling feels “too much” or unsafe to experience?
Imagine sitting with that emotion as if it were a child who needs care. What would you say to it? What would it say to you?
Emotional safety begins when you stop running from your emotions and start listening to them with care.
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