So many people don’t realize how much of the stress and emotions that we are carrying aren’t truly our own. Have you ever gone onto social media or watched something that triggers something in you that changes your whole mood of the day? Some of us are highly empathetic and are able to pick up on the emotions of others by walking into a room. Whatever the case, perhaps it is something that we don’t really talk about or know how to deal with.
Our bodies can treat the emotions of others just like our own, leading us to carry that tension and stress with us. More and more, we can feel that weight on our shoulders. No matter what, we are continually being bombarded with things or situations to care about. Social media, streaming, and movies have a way of trying to make us feel something. Awareness is the most important thing that we can practice in order to start disconnecting from what is feeding our emotions.
Once you realize that you are starting to feel something that isn’t yours, try sitting with it for a second. Evaluate what is happening to you. How are you feeling in your body? Are you tense? Are you getting emotional? Once you can name the feeling, then it is time to redirect yourself.
Here are a few things that you can do:
• Put a timer on your phone for social media. If you aren’t able to do that, just put your phone down and try to ground yourself.
• Take a few minutes to write down what you are feeling and why you think it is having an effect on you.
• Do something to try and step outside of what you are feeling, processing through it with an activity.
• If you can, talk it out with someone to help you refocus on something that takes away the tension.
We owe ourselves peace. In a world that moves so fast, so many things that can grab your attention and overhaul your emotions. We need to realize that we have the power of peace already. Feelings will happen, but it is our choice to stay there. Let’s fill our minds also with the things that uplift our souls so that we can feel better sooner. That choice is ours.
All our love,
Monique and Moment of Truth Team 💜
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