I had a shitty day and was talking about it with some people in messenger & wanted to share this. I hurt my nose today and had some other unlucky stuff happen. Completely random, but whatever.
I actually have a really hard time managing/expressing my "angry" emotions. I grew being told that crying is weakness & a lot of my feelings were invalidated which ended in me not having a safe place to go to talk healthily about how I felt. Now as an adult I notice I would just have these intense outbursts with no where to go or nothing bc I would just suppress. I had zero healthy anger outlet & little experience understanding my emotions. I am posting about this because I know that men specifically are often not given a safe space to process emotions so maybe you can relate.
I may have advice that can help. The most common advice I read is a support system. Having a support system around you is a privilege in my eyes. I have gone most of my life without so if you have people in your life that will listen to you & support you give them a big hug when you have the energy to share. My advice is to have a combo of activities. I like to have one that helps me sift through my feelings & emotions so I can figure out more about myself. Journaling, cry session, reflection moment/sit in silence with your thoughts, talk to yourself, talk therapy. Then I like to do something that will get energy out of me. Physically release the anger. Work out, scream into a pillow, go on a walk, dance, ice cube on your face/cold shower. It always depends on how much time & energy I have at the moment. But I promise the more you process your own feelings & emotions the more you understand them & in turn understand yourself. Remember nothing is wrong with crying & anger isn't "bad" its the reaction that can be bad. Create an outlet for your anger.
I hope this helps. Thanks for those checking in on me & asking about my nose lol Its not broken! So thats a yay. I know this may not be what you subscribed for but its my page lol Thats kinda the fun side
