Coming Up for Air — A Toolkit to Help with Your Loved One's Recovery from Addiction & Mental Illness Feelings, Nothing More...
Apr 6, 2017
Dive into the emotional rollercoaster of dealing with addiction and mental health. Discover how feelings serve as essential warning signals and why resisting them can intensify their power. Explore the metaphor of waves to understand grief, and learn how to balance emotional highs and lows. Gain insights on setting meaningful goals during crises and the importance of maintaining emotional boundaries. Plus, find out how cultivating kindness and community support can enhance recovery.
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Feelings Function As Warning Signals
- Bad feelings act as a protective dashboard, warning us something needs attention or healing.
- Resisting negative emotions often intensifies and prolongs them, so allowing them to move through you reduces their power.
Letting Crying Release Physical Tension
- Lori described a counseling exercise where she stopped swallowing and let crying come up, which released a tightness in her esophagus.
- After letting the wave pass, she felt physical and emotional relief and the tightness disappeared.
Ride Grief Like A Wave
- When waves of grief or despair hit, name them and allow the feeling to pass instead of resisting it.
- Each time you let the wave hit and settle, future waves come less often and less intensely.
