Do you feel as though you don’t have the right to feel how you feel? When you try and express your feelings are you shut down, ignored, or told you’re acting selfish or you’re being a baby?
When we feel that we can’t express ourselves, when we are made to feel bad for our feelings, we tend to question our own feelings and hold them inside. Does it seem that unless everything is perfect, and you’re extremely happy with your spouse or significant other, otherwise they don’t want to hear your thoughts or feelings? When you say anything outside of them being perfection, do they turn it around on you and tell you how bad they are feeling and how hurt they are that you brought this up?
If you’re living with this behavior it can lead to holding everything within and emotionally distancing yourself from them. Because when it does comes to what you’re trying to express, they have completely turned the tables and now the discussion is about how you acted, the way you argue, and you find yourself apologizing and feeling even more hurt. This video will help you to understand why you may have held back your emotions and feelings and the manipulation that may be taking place within the relationship.
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