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My Emotions Are Like A River
When I feel, I feel a lot.
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I tend to feel a lot; this is not a disadvantage but rather a strength associated with my vulnerability.
My emotions have been flowing like a torrent for a couple of days now; it may have been because of my birthday, which implies a significant change for me this year; it could have been because of a conversation I had with a friend who helped me a lot to clarify the situation I was having and the associated difficulties, or it could simply have been that the chronic pain I have had this week has made me very sensitive and with associated sensory sensitivities.
At the moment, I tend to use my emotional management tools developed through therapy, including just feeling the emotion, looking for the cause, or even rationalizing it if it helps me at the moment.
But whatever the approach I’m giving; it is the same: I’m letting it flow, and I’m doing the best I can to feel my emotions without getting hooked on them, which is not easy since if two phrases identify me very well even if I don’t want to, it is “Cry me a river” and “Deep dive,” that is, when I feel a lot, this maybe is because I am a neurodivergent woman, or simply because I am like…
