Don’t Stuff the Tough Stuff
How common is it that we as individuals think we can stuff our woes and our hardships especially if we never developed the ability to open up to others about ourselves. Sooner or later, a person’s cup begins to overflow. It am amazed that we think we have done a fine job of it and an untimely event produces signs of emotional breakdown. Depression, mid-life crisis, physical ailments, and excessive anxiety manifest themselves in debilitating waves. There comes a time for all of us to unpack our emotional stuff with someone who can be trusted to help us understand what God has been doing in our lives. It is foolish to think that avoiding or blaming is a real answer. It may be the easiest way out, but the costliest in the long run. Unpack emotionally from time to time! It can be hard and intimidating, but may keep you from more serious ailments. Your emotional well-being will be a testiment to your ability to face the harder things in life.
Denise Broadwater, LPC
