What is coming up for you this week and how are you feeling?
It has been an incredibly emotional week for me. I seem to be going through a bit of an emotional cleansing, releasing tears, anger, confusion, frustration and the list goes on. It can be quite exhausting and yet vitally necessary.
There are many layers to these emotions that are being released, some unknown to me and others known.
Highly Sensitive Person
One theme that is shining through is being a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) and Empath.
I am empowered by my sensitivity; it is my superpower. However, historically it has also been at the center of the pain I have experienced in my life.
If you are an HSP/Empath then you have probably experienced one or more of these said to you, at some point in your life:
- You’re too sensitive
- You just need to get thicker skin
- Your pain isn’t real
- Just get over it and move on
- You’re still not past that?
- Why are you crying (again)?
- Stop playing the victim
- You’re too emotional
- You take things too personally
I could go on but I think you get the idea. 😉
One of the bigger challenges I face is feeling like people just don’t understand me. This leaves me feeling isolated and lonely, especially when all I desire is to feel love and connection.
In the past, I would shut down emotionally, put up walls around my heart and turn to alcohol in an attempt to escape the pain I was feeling.
Now, I feel into the experience, allowing the emotions to move through me and process what I am going through. It is not easy and it is quite challenging to experience while keeping my heart open to love.
Trapped Emotions
One thing that I am realizing, is that even though I am experiencing these emotions, some of them are being trapped in my body, resulting in physical pain.
It is almost like my body is creating a wall of tightly stitched muscle fibers around my back to protect my sensitive nature (heart) from being hurt. My conscious mind may have already processed and moved on, but my subconscious mind and physical body are still holding on.
The good news is, these trapped emotions can be released from the body, they just need a little help and guidance to move on.
So I have been working with my body and subconscious mind on an energetic level, to release these emotions one by one. I can feel the tightness in my back shifting and releasing, while my heart space starts to open up and expand.
Our Power to Self-Heal is Truly an Amazing Gift
As I was working through my own self-healing, I connected with the archetype of the Sensitive Warrior. And to answer the question, Do Sensitive Warriors cry? Yes, they absolutely do cry.
I will write more about this archetype in a later blog but for now, please know this.
There is absolutely no shame or weakness in crying. It is not only healthy, it shows strength in your vulnerability.
Healing and Transformation Begin from Within
Are you interested in being supported through the process of releasing trapped emotions? If so, I invite you to schedule an Intuitive Healing Session to get things started.
Before I sign off I want to ask again…
What is coming up for you this week and how are you feeling?
Please leave a comment below.