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How can I process my feelings in a healthy way? · Wellbeing Solutions - Ask A Counsellor

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  SPEAKER_00: How can I process my feelings in a healthy way?
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  SPEAKER_00: Processing feelings in a healthy way means allowing yourself to notice and experience emotions without being overwhelmed by them, suppressing them or judging yourself for having them.
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  SPEAKER_00: Name what you're feeling, for example, sad, angry, hurt, numb, disappointed.
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  SPEAKER_00: Notice what emotion is the strongest and where you feel it in your body.
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  SPEAKER_00: Pause and check in with yourself to really feel this.
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  SPEAKER_00: Pay attention to any sensations, tightness, heaviness, warmth, tingling or tension.
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  SPEAKER_00: Notice what happens when you take a slow inhale.
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  SPEAKER_00: You don't need to make the sensation disappear.
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  SPEAKER_00: You're just practicing being present with the emotion.
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  SPEAKER_00: Notice if it feels uncomfortable and what the emotion might be trying to tell you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Move the emotion through your body so you may want to invite some movement.
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  SPEAKER_00: Go for a walk, breathe, cry, stretch.
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  SPEAKER_00: Physical movement can give you a safe way to release tension while you process what you're experiencing.
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  SPEAKER_00: Emotions are experiences, not instructions.
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  SPEAKER_00: Feeling angry doesn't mean you have to act angrily.
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  SPEAKER_00: Journal without sense of in yourself.
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  SPEAKER_00: You could write down what happened, what you're feeling, what hurt the most, and what did you need that you didn't receive.
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  SPEAKER_00: You don't have to make your writing positive or logical.
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  SPEAKER_00: Talk to someone safe who can listen to you rather than immediately trying to fix you.
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  SPEAKER_00: The aim isn't to get rid of difficult emotions, it's to develop the ability to feel them, understand them, and respond to them with compassion.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you are thinking of harming yourself or feel unsafe, please call your local emergency number or crisis line.