Let’s be honest: just because we grow older does not mean we automatically learn how to handle big emotions. Many of us were never taught what to do with feelings like frustration, overwhelm, rejection, or shame. We were told to “get over it,” “suck it up,” or “stop being dramatic.” So instead of learning to process our emotions in healthy, grounded ways, we learned to bottle them up, ignore them, or let them explode when it became too much.
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