“Unexpressed emotion will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways. ~Sigmund Freud~
When
I decided to write about this topic I was conflicted because it was
through my own emotional turmoil and trauma that I experienced spiritual
awakening.
Taking
my heart past the limit, I was so immersed in my emotional body that my
heart couldn’t handle it. The pain and the inner turmoil were so
intense that it felt like my chest was being ripped apart and it was on
that day when I fell to my knees and surrendered to my pain, that I
experienced spiritual awakening and enlightenment.
And
so, I was conflicted, as I am living proof that if you take your heart
to the limit and let it be your guide among st the trials and
tribulations of the world, it will lead to you to the path you
ultimately seek.
But
then I realized, upon exploring the subject of emotional addiction,
that no one should need to take the path, as I did. And that conscious
evolution, and enlightenment will come much easier if we all had the
proper teachings and tools.
And so, here are 3 Steps to Healing Emotional Addictions and Why it is So Important.
1. Do Away With Distractions
The
television, the radio, the magazines and the social media sites (that
aren’t teaching you anything). They are an emotional addiction and are
there to keep your mind immersed in your body. These outlets want you to
continue the cycle of thinking a certain way, causing you to feel a
certain way, strung out in a feedback loop of negativity.
Think
about your favorite song and how it makes you feel. Each song sparks an
emotion within you, this emotion is triggered by a memory, the memory
produces a thought and the thought generates a feeling. This all is the
grand illusion that keeps you from the realization that you are a
conscious creator. It keeps your mind immersed in your body of thinking
and feeling and the cycle continues. This is the prime purpose of media.
In fact, it is the number one sales strategy.
The
more you engage in this cycle, the longer it will take to overcome your
own emotional addiction to the pain and suffering in which you are
experiencing.
2. Give it the Attention it Needs
It is common in hurtful situations to
try to avoid the pain and stifle the memories. But by stifling the
memories they will manifest negatively and cause havoc in other aspects
of our lives. This being the number one reason it is essential to
undergo inner child healing.
By
accepting our pain and bringing our memories forward into conscious
awareness they can be healed. When we can embrace our pain, we can then
empower our own growth. We grow most through difficult experiences, so
it is essential to embrace it as best you can. So sit with yourself,
understand yourself, understand why you feel the way you feel,
understand your pain and do not try to put on a false mask.
3. Awareness
Once
you have embraced your pain, now is the time to release the negative
thought pattern and how to do that is by understanding this.
Each
time we have a thought we create a chemical in the brain and thereby we
create a chemical reaction. Alike to physical addictions we can become
dependent upon the chemical reactions in our own bodies and we become
used to feeling a certain way based on how we think.
This is why, when seem to be stuck in negative thinking patterns that
it is as difficult to break as a physical addiction. Our bodies become
dependent upon the chemicals we have created. When you are aware of this
function, you can then determine your course of action, and break the
addiction.
By
consciously changing the way we think we can reroute a self-defeating
thought and create new and more positive chemical reactions in the body.
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