Weekly Wellness Update
Week of October 11-15 - All Feelings Are Ok
Feeling Okay About Feeling Bad is Good For Your Mental Health
When you have a negative emotion, are you upset or disappointed in yourself? Do you feel “bad” or “guilty” about this emotion? If so, you may be at risk for poorer longer-term psychological health.
A study in the July 2017 Journal of Personality and Social Psychology looked at the psychological health of people who accept, rather than negatively judge, their emotional experiences. Researchers found that accepting these experiences led to fewer negative emotions when confronted with daily stressors.
3 Reasons You Must Accept Your Feelings No Matter What They Are
If you are alive you feel things.
People have feelings all the time. In fact, you are probably having a feeling far more often than you are not.
Feelings come and go, wax and wane, and ebb and flow throughout your day. Most cause barely a ruffle or ripple in your life, and that's just fine.