To live a happy and fulfilled life, it is vital to be able to talk about your emotions and open up to people. However, many people are guilty of suppressing their feelings, thoughts and emotions sometimes. They pretend that they’re happy and good when they’re struggling. However, this can make you start to secretly resent people and think that they don’t care. If they don’t notice that you’re just pretending to be ok, it can make you feel like they’re not there for you. This can cause distance between you and lead you to feel isolated and alone.

This behaviour pattern is common and disruptive to your life. Therefore, you need to remember that people can’t hear your thoughts. They can’t understand how you’re feeling if you don’t open up to them.

Everyone is so busy dealing with their own stresses, worries and lives. They aren’t always focused on you and don’t pick up on how you’re feeling. However, it doesn’t mean that they don’t care about you. They’re probably just not aware of how you’re truly feeling deep down. Therefore, it’s vital to talk to others about how you’re feeling if you’re feeling low, not yourself, stressed or anything else that’s affecting your life negatively. 

To live a healthy and happy life you need to be honest with yourself. Also, be honest with others when you need a little extra support or comfort. Opening up to others and talking about how you’re feeling isn’t a weakness. It’s a sign of strength and that you value your happiness and want to feel good about yourself.

Here are some important reasons why you need to talk about your emotions…

It’s Not Healthy to Bottle Things Up

If you bottle up how you’re truly feeling then people will never know what you’re feeling or going through behind closed doors. It’s not healthy to pretend that you’re ok when you’re not and to bottle up your feelings. It is a downward spiral if you start shutting people out because you’re just going to feel worse and more isolated and alone than ever before.

You can’t always be strong and act like you have it together in life. There are times when you’re going to need a bit of support from those around you. Therefore, opening up to the people you care about will help you to work through your feelings.

Talk About Your Emotions to Avoid Outbursts or Breakdowns

If you keep pushing your feelings aside and try to bury them, they’re only going to come out further down the line and in a more intense way. It can lead to drunken outbursts, breakdowns or saying things that you might later regret to the people you care about.

However, if you open up and talk about how you’re feeling it will help to avoid any outbursts. Remember, a problem shared is a problem halved. Opening up to those you care about will help you healthily deal with your emotions before they start to take over.

Start today by opening up to someone you care and trust about your emotions. Simply tell them that you need a chat and be as honest and as open as you can with them. You will be surprised about how much people genuinely care about how you are feeling and how much they want to support you. They may also be struggling themselves and it could lift your relationship to the next level.

However, if you feel you are unable to talk directly about your emotions, you could try journaling first. Give yourself time today to sit with your thoughts and write down how you are feeling about everything in your past and present life. Let your feelings and thoughts come out onto the paper and don’t stop until you feel that you can’t write anymore.

It Will Make You Feel Better

Start opening up to others and talk about how you’re feeling. It can be a massive relief and a weight off your shoulders. Furthermore, it will help you to feel better about the situation because you’ve been able to vent, open up and get support from those around you.

If you bury your emotions and feelings you’re only hurting yourself and making things worse. You will not get the love, comfort and support you need.

People tend to care more than you realise. So, opening up and being honest about your feelings will help you to see that you do have people in your life who care about you. They are there to listen and support you through tough times.

It Will Stop You From Overthinking

We often get so caught up in an idea or how we think someone feels or thinks about us that we lose sight of reality. Overthinking your emotions and situations can take over your mind and make you oversensitive and prone to overreacting.

If you don’t open up about how you’re feeling about something, then you’ll get too caught up in your head. It can make things seem worse than what they are. Therefore, opening up to others about how you feel or what you’re thinking will help you to stop stressing and obsessing over things that might not be true or that big of a deal.

People Aren’t Physic- Talk About Your Emotions

It’s important to remember that the only person who truly knows what you’re thinking or feeling is yourself. Unless you express those thoughts and feelings to others, you can’t expect people to always pick up on when you’re not yourself.

Everyone is busy with their own lives and thoughts to always notice how you’re feeling or if you need a shoulder to cry on. Remember, it doesn’t mean that they don’t care. If you don’t tell people then how do you expect them to know how you’re feeling?

You need to learn to reach out to others and explain how you’re feeling or if you need support. If you seem ok on the surface then it’s hard for people to know when you need help. Therefore, it’s vital that you talk about your emotions and how you are actually feeling.

Talk About Your Emotions- It’s a Weight Off Your Shoulders

Opening up to people about how you’re feeling is a massive weight off your shoulders. You need to remember that it’s ok not to be ok sometimes and it’s ok to cry and be vulnerable in life. Expressing how you’re feeling can help you to let go of negative emotions and move forward more positively. When you talk about your emotions you will feel a huge sigh of relief.

Remember, if you bottle up your emotions they don’t go away. They will remain inside of you and affect your everyday life and relationships. To life a truly happy life you must learn to open up to others and be honest about your emotions.

It Will Help You to Connect With Others

If you’re closed off to people and don’t open up about how you’re feeling, then you’re shutting people out and not letting them in. However, opening up to others makes you more approachable and relatable because you can’t always be happy and 100% all the time.

If you talk about your emotions you might be surprised about how many people have felt the same way as you do now and that you’re not alone in feeling that way. Other people might be going through the same struggles. It will help you both to connect and support each other through the rough times in your lives.

It Will Help You to Figure Out How to Move Forward

If you’re feeling down or depressed then it’s sometimes hard to see a way out or through your emotions. You can feel hopeless, lonely and lost in life and feel like you’re never going to be happy again. However, by opening up to others about your feelings, you are opening yourself up to improving your current state and moving forward with your life.

It can help you to figure out what you can do to feel better, improve the situation or just offer you the support you need to embrace your emotions.

You can’t always make things better yourself. Therefore, expressing how you’re feeling can help you to find a way through your hard times. People can comfort you, give you advice or offer suggestions on what you can do to feel better and get through this rough patch in your life.

“You will never be truly happy if you continuously hold onto the things that make you sad.”– Unknown

Summary

There are always people that you can turn to in your life to talk about how you’re feeling. Whether it’s your friends, family, partner, colleagues, neighbours, boss, counsellor or online. There is always someone willing to listen to you.

Your feelings are valid and important. Therefore, don’t feel like a failure or a burden because you need some help. Talking through your problems and emotions can be amazing therapy. It can help you on the road to feeling better about yourself and your life.

Shutting your emotions and other people out will only cause more problems further down the line. Open up and connect with others and you’ll begin to feel a weight lifting off your shoulders.

“If you don’t let it out, you’re going to let it eat you away.”– Unknown

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