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Do you have a hard time expressing your emotions? If so, you're not alone
According to registered clinical counsellor Johanna Wickie from Jericho Counselling Clinic in Vancouver, North Americans pride themselves on living in their cerebral cortex and of being rational, non-impulsive masters of their domains.
It’s often a learned behaviour, explains Wickie. As children, we express how we feel, but as we age, society tells us some of those emotions are acceptable in society and some are not. We feel we will be perceived negatively, and so rather than being honest with people and ourselves, we often push those so-called negative emotions away. Women are often as likely to do this as men.
So why should you learn to let loose? Well, some studies have linked the repression of negative emotions to increased stress and ill health. However, developing this emotional intelligence is a skill, but one that can be strengthened through practise.