Feeling Emotions

"Feel your emotions and in 90 seconds the feeling will dissipate." Mary Shields, PhD

Mental health professionals have for a long time recommended feeling one's emotions; not stuffing them.  In many societies, feeling emotions are discouraged.  We are supposed to, "buck up", "just get over it", "act our age".  We get many directives recommending that we ignore our feelings.  Ignoring our feelings is a recipe for illness.  Feelings are normal.  It is important to feel them.  We do not need to act on them, and in many cases it is better if we do not, but it is so important to feel them.  And, as Mary Shields says, if we feel them for 90 seconds, they will be gone.  Let's try it.