Instead of pushing the feelings down, I let myself feel a bit sad about the situation, but focused on the benefits.
She stuffed her feelings down and kept going.
"I don't know if words could really put my feelings down," Battier said later.
It's been a struggle for him not to emote, to push his feelings down".
I believe it helps to be totally honest in dealing with grief and almost to a person counseling did not help — writing feelings down did.
In Bushworld, it was worth going to war so Iraqis can express their feelings ("Down With America!") without having their tongues cut out, although we cannot yet allow them to express intemperate feelings in newspapers ("Down With America!") without shutting them down.
"Putting your thoughts and feelings down has been shown to increase emotional and even physical well-being," he says.
In the past, I would push those feelings down because I wasn't ok with being my full self in front of one person let alone an audience of 500 people.
"I'd smile and nod and say, 'Yes, it's a victory for the company,' and then I'd push my real feelings down and not think about it anymore".
Meanwhile, a flood of texts asked if I was safe, some relaying breathless -- and thankfully false -- rumors about bombs on the T. I wanted to meet with friends, to write my feelings down, to pray.
If you're pushing your feelings down, they're just going to make you calloused or afraid". Going on a "breakup diet" may sound like a good idea -- we often think of looking our best as a way to get revenge on an ex -- but it can easily become a way to punish yourself, reinforcing feelings of rejection.
