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In denial of feeling emotions

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Hi All. It's been a while. Has anyone had experience where they've suddenly found themselves in a state of resisting feeling their painful emotions like shame. I've somehow built up resistance to feeling and am busy with identifying the coping mechanisms I'm using. It's blocking me from progressing. If anyone has experienced this, please could you share some tips as to how I go about releasing myself from this painful denial?

Thank you ❤️

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I can only share what happened with me trying to block my emotions growing up, eventually they come out in other ways like anger and frustration. I think we have to go through the motions, peel the preverbal onion layers, at some point in our life progress when we are in a safe space to do so. It takes a lot of courage and trusting yourself to go through the healing process. Learning to let things go like past regrets, guilt, shame, sadness etc....just takes the time it takes, and I think we will be permanently effected to some degree or another by what has shaped us into the person we are today...but I no longer stay in denial, guilt or shame. It’s okay to feel, and make mistakes…they are just an opportunity to learn from.

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Magicdreamer in reply to fauxartist

Beautiful. That's exactly what I'm going through so I understand. I'm relying on patience and little by little feeling the raw wounds.. thank you for your response as it definitely helps.

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