Modern Wisdom #826 - Jonny Miller - How To Stop Feeling So Frustrated All The Time
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Aug 17, 2024 
In this engaging discussion, Jonny Miller, a writer and nervous system coach, shares insights into emotional regulation. He explains why our bodies often need to be fixed before our minds can process feelings. Jonny tackles the pitfalls of the personal development industry and reveals how negative self-talk hinders progress. He also dives into the importance of breathwork for managing emotions and offers practical strategies for nurturing emotional awareness. Discover how embracing emotional fluidity can lead to personal growth and resilience.
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Difficulty Feeling Emotions
- Feeling emotions is difficult, especially for men in stoic cultures like the UK.
- This emotional repression can lead to numbness and difficulty distinguishing between different emotions.
Origins of Emotional Numbness
- Emotional numbness often originates from childhood experiences where expressing emotions wasn't safe.
- Repressing emotions like sadness or anger becomes a protective mechanism.
Thinking vs. Feeling Emotions
- Intellectual awareness of emotions is helpful, but true emotional understanding requires feeling them physically.
- Unfelt emotions can loop into "Velcro thoughts," hindering processing and leading to emotional debt.
