Disclaimer

That which is contained within these articles is based on my own empirical understanding and is true for me at the time they were written. However, as I continue to grow, what I perceive as the truth will inevitably change and as a result of this - parts of these articles may not reflect my current outlook.

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

• Emotional Intelligence: The Importance Of Processing Our Emotions

• The Heart: Is It More Than A Muscle?

• Anger: Is It Good Or Bad?

• The Inner Child: Why Is It Important To Heal The Inner Child?

• Toxic Shame: What Is Toxic Shame?

• Emotional Masks: What Is An Emotional Mask?

• The Heart: Why Is It Hard To Listen To Our Heart?

• Emotional Needs: Can Another Person Fulfil Our Emotional Needs?

• Healthy And Unhealthy Guilt: What's The Difference?

• Emotions: Do Emotions Have A Purpose?

• The Heart: Why Do Some People Close Their Heart?

• Emotional Honesty: What Is Emotional Honesty?

• Emotional Eating: What Is Emotional Eating?

• Emotional Acceptance: Why Is It Difficult To Accept Our Emotions?

• Emotional Healing: Why Don’t Some People Heal?

• Emotional Insecurity: What Are The Signs?

• Emotions: Why Do Some People Feel Uncomfortable With Their Emotions?

• Vulnerability: Why Do Some People Find It Hard To Be Vulnerable?

• Addictions: Are Addictions A Bad Thing?

• Legitimate Suffering: What Is Legitimate Suffering?

• Obsession: Is Obsession A Bad Thing?

• Loss: Why Can Loss Hurt So Much?

• Objectification: Why Do Some People Objectify Others?

• Thoughts: Do Our Thoughts Create Our Reality?

• Emotional States: Do Our Emotional States Control Our Life?

• Depression: Can Repression Cause Depression?

• Emotions: Can We Become Emotionally Stuck At A Certain Age?

• Energy: Can Emotional Repression Lead To Low Energy?

• Positive Thinking: Is Positive Thinking Dangerous?

• Emotional Avoidance: What Can Happen When We Avoid Our Emotions?

• Receiving: Why Do Some People Find It Hard To Receive?

• Victim Mentality: Why Do Some People Have A Victim Mentality?

• Trapped Emotions: What Happens When We Have Trapped Emotions?

• Suicidal: Can Trapped Emotions Cause Someone To Feel Suicidal?

• Attachment: Can Trapped Emotions Cause Attachment?

• Being Present: Can Trapped Emotions Stop Someone From Being Present?

• Control: Can Trapped Emotions Cause Controlling Behaviour?

• Anger: Why Do Some People Have Anger Problems?

• Inner Conflict: Can Trapped Emotions Cause Inner Conflict?

• Illness: Can Trapped Emotions Cause Illness?

• Negative Thoughts: Can Trapped Emotions Cause Negative Thoughts?

•  Anger: Why Don't Some People Get Angry When They Need To?

• Emotional Support: Is Emotional Support Important?

• Feelings: Do Our Feelings Create Our Reality?

• Dependency: Can Trapped Emotions Cause Dependency?

• Sensitive: Can Trapped Emotions Cause Someone To Be Overly Sensitive?

• Emotionally stuck: Does Society Keep People Emotionally Stuck?

• Rejection: Why Do Some People Fear Rejection?

• Emotions: Why Do Some People Find It Hard to Identify Their Emotions?

• Physical Pain: Can Trapped Emotions Cause Physical Pain?

• Empathy: Can Trapped Emotions Stop Someone From Having Empathy?

• Needy: Can Trapped Emotions Make Someone Needy?

• Shame: Can Trapped Emotions Cause Shame?

• Ungrounded: Can Trapped Emotions Make Someone Feel Ungrounded?

• Forgiveness: Can Trapped Emotions Stop Someone From Forgiving?

• Emotionally Disconnected: Why Are Some People Emotionally Disconnected?

• Beliefs: Do Our Feelings Create Our Beliefs?

• Reality: Can Trapped Emotions Create Our Reality?

• Emotional Regulation: What Is Emotional Regulation?

• Self Control: Can Trapped Emotions Stop Someone From Having Self Control?

• Letting Go: Can Trapped Emotions Stop Someone From Letting Go?

• Emotional Needs: Do Our Unmet Emotional Needs Control Our Lives?

• Feeling Safe: Can Trapped Emotions Stop Someone From Feeling Safe In Their Body?

• Emotional Growth: Is Emotional Growth Important?

• Childhood Abandonment: What Are The Consequences Of Childhood Abandonment?

• Emotionally Dependent: Why Are Some People Emotionally Dependent?

• Back Pain: Can Trapped Emotions Cause Back Pain?

• Rage: What Causes Rage?

• Emotional Instability: Can Trapped Emotions Cause Emotional Instability?

• Body Language: Can Trapped Emotions Define Someone’s Body Language?

• Feeling Good: Can Trapped Emotions Stop Someone From Feeling Good?

• Emotional Expression: What Can Happen When We Don't Express Our Emotions?

• Emotional Regulation: What Happens When Someone Can't Regulate Their Emotions?

• Anxiety: Can Trapped Emotions Cause Anxiety?

• Emotional Body: How Can Someone Heal Their Emotional Body?

• Grief: What Can Happen When Someone Has Grief Trapped In Their Body?

• Negative People: Why Are Some People Always Negative?

• Painful Memories: Can Trapped Emotions Keep Painful Memories Alive?

• Emotions: Why Do Some People Hide Their Emotions?

• Control Freaks: Why Are Some People Control Freaks?

• Feelings: Why Are Some People Out Of Touch With Their Feelings?

• Regret: Can Trapped Emotions Cause Someone To Have Regrets?

• Emotionally Undeveloped: Why Are Some People Emotionally Undeveloped?

• Needy: Why Are Some People Needy?

• Neediness: Is Your Neediness Pushing People Away?

• Bleeding Gums: Can Trapped Emotions Cause Bleeding Gums?

• Bad Dreams: Can Trapped Emotions Cause Bad Dreams?

• Emotional Awareness: Is Emotional Awareness An Important Part of Self Control?

• Emotional Expression: Why Don't Some People Express How They Feel?

• Letting Go: Is Feeling Safe An Important Part Of Letting Go?

• Emotional Awareness: Is Emotional Awareness An Important Part Of Being Able To Take Responsibility?

• Repressed Emotions: How Can Someone Know If They Have Repressed Emotions?

• Feelings: Why Do Some People Believe That Their Feelings Are Not Important?

• Thoughts: Do Our Thoughts Create Our Feelings?

• Toxic Shame: Do Some People's Childhoods Set Them Up To Experience Toxic Shame?

• Sadness: Why Do Some People Always Feel Sad?

• Emotionally Expressive: How Can Someone Become More Emotionally Expressive?

• Emotional Awareness: Is Emotional Awareness An Important Part Of Healing Our Emotional Body?

• Disappointment: Do You Always End Up Feeling Disappointed When You Get Your Hopes Up?

• Letting Go: Is Grieving An Important Part Of Letting Go?

• Needy: Can Unmet Childhood Needs Cause Someone To Be Needy?

• Feelings: Do Our Feelings Always Reflect Reality?

• Positive Thinking: Can Positive Thinking Cause Someone To Become Emotionally Disconnected?

• Shameless: Can Toxic Shame Make Someone Shameless?

• Irrational Feelings: Do You Have Irrational Feelings?

• Addiction: Do Some People's Childhoods Set Them Up To Have Addictive Personalities?

• Empaths: Do Some People's Childhoods Set Them Up To Be Empaths?

• Self-Conscious: Can Toxic Shame Make Someone Feel Self-Conscious?

• Emotional Depth: Can Embracing Our Pain Lead To Greater Emotional Depth?

• Emotional Awareness: Is Emotional Awareness An Important Part Of Letting Go Of Grudges?

• Anger: Can The Fear Of Abandonment Stop Someone From Getting Angry?

• Emotional State: Can We Change How We Feel By Changing Our Behaviour?

• Depression: Can Trapped Grief Cause Depression?

• Motivation: Can Trapped Grief Cause A lack Of Motivation?

• Depression: Can Repressed Anger Cause Depression?

• Anger: What Can Happen When Someone Disconnects From Their Anger?

• Empathy: Can Embracing Our Pain Lead To A Heightened Sense Of Empathy?

• Anger: Do You Feel Uncomfortable When Other People Get Angry?

• Positive Thinking: Can Positive Thinking Stop Someone From Having Empathy?

• Isolation: Can Trapped Grief Cause Someone To Isolate Themselves?

• Feelings: Does The Fear Of Abandonment Stop You From Showing Your Feelings?

• Emotional Containment: What Is Emotional Containment?

• Anxiety: Can Toxic Shame Cause Anxiety?

• Addiction: Can Toxic Shame Lead To Addiction?

• Powerless: Can Trapped Grief Make Someone Feel Powerless?

• Posture: Can Trapped Grief Affect Someone's Posture?

• Anger: Can Trapped Grief Cause Someone To Have Anger Problems?

• Crying: Is Having The Ability To Cry Important?

• Grief: Is Grief A Mental Illness?

• Breathing Problems: Can Trapped Grief Cause Breathing Problems?

• Suicidal: Can Trapped Grief Cause Someone To Feel Suicidal?

• Anger: Why Do Some People Feel Guilty For Being Angry?

• After Death Communication: Do Some People Try To Contact Their Loved Ones To Avoid Facing Their Grief?

• Letting Go: Is Crying An Important Part Of Letting Go?

• Self-Harm: Do Some People Suffer In Order To Avoid Their True Feelings?

• Loss: Is Time A Great Healer?

• Grieving: Why Do Some People Try To Stop Others From Grieving?

• Emotional Strength: Can Someone Develop Emotional Strength By Working On Their Mind?

• Self-Development: Can Self-Development Condition People To Feel Guilty For Being 'Negative'?

• Emotional Healing: Can Someone's Need To Stay Loyal To Their Family Stop Them From Being Able To Heal?

• Loss: Can The Need To Be Loyal Cause Someone To Get Stuck In The Grieving Process?

• Loss: Should Someone Let Go Of Another Person's Possessions After They Have Passed On?

• Inner Child: Can Someone Heal Their Inner Child Through Mourning Their Unmet Childhood Needs?

• Emotionally Disconnected: Can Trapped Grief Cause Someone To Be Emotionally Disconnected?

• Positive Thinking: Can Positive Thinking Stop Someone From Being Able To Grieve?

• Being Present: Can An Emotional Build-Up Stop Someone From Being Present?

• Empathy: Can Toxic Shame Stop Someone From Having Empathy?

• Hate: Is Hate Good Or Bad?

• Emotions: Do Some People's Childhoods Set Them Up To Ignore Their Emotions?

• Letting Go: How Can Someone Let Go Of The Past?

• Emotionally Stuck: Can Trapped Grief Cause Someone To Be Emotionally Stuck?

• Overactive Mind: Can An Emotional Build-Up Cause Someone To Have An Overactive Mind?

• Inner Conflict: Can Trapped Grief Create Inner Conflict?

• Fear of Loss: Can Trapped Grief Cause Someone To Have A Fear of Loss?

• The Will To Live: Can Trapped Grief Stop Someone From Having The Will To Live?

• Inner Conflict: Can Toxic Shame Cause Inner Conflict?

• Guilt: Can Trapped Grief Cause Someone To Feel Guilty?

• Depression: Can An Emotional Build-Up Cause Someone To Feel Depressed When They Wake Up?

• Anger: Can Toxic Shame Cause Someone To Have Anger Problems?

• Depression: Can Toxic Shame Cause Depression?

• Emotional State: Can Looking Good Allow Someone To Feel Good?

• Depression: Can Living In An Oppressive Environment Cause Someone To Be Depressed?

• Empathy: Is Empathy Good Or Bad?

• Empathy: Can An Emotional Build-Up Stop Someone From Having Empathy?

• Depression: Is Self-Awareness An Important Part Of Dealing With Depression?

• Pet Loss: Is It Normal To Experience Loss When A Pet Dies?

• Emotional Problems: Do Your Emotional Experiences Reflect Your Childhood?

• Loss: Is It Normal To Grieve A Number Of Years Later?

• Forgiveness: Does Forgiveness Happen Through Force?

• Depression: Why Do Only Some People Feel Depressed When They Are Carrying Toxic Shame?

• Emotional Problems: Why Do Some People Suffer In Silence When They Have Emotional Problems?

• Emotional Problems: Do Some People's Childhoods Set Them Up To Have Emotional Problems?

• Anger: Does The Fear Of Being Harmed Stop You From Getting Angry?

• Anger: How Can People React When Someone Embraces Their Anger For The First Time?

• Anger: Can Someone Use Anger To Avoid How They Feel?

• Loss: Why Would Someone Idealise Another Person When They Pass On?

• Inner Child: Can Our Inner Child Cause Inner Conflict?

• Anger: Can Someone Use Boxing/Martial Arts To Deal With Their Anger?

• Emotional Problems: Should Someone Look At Their Childhood If They Have Emotional Problems?

• Emotional Problems: Do Some People Only Want Attention When They Talk About Their Emotional Problems?

• Depression: Is It Easier For Someone To Get Depressed When They Are Sensitive?

• Emotional Intelligence: Should Someone Always Listen To Their Heart?

• Anger: Can Repressed Anger Cause Skin Problems?

• Loss: Is It Possible To Get Over A Loss?

• Exercise: Can Someone Become Addicted To Exercise When They Can’t Regulate Their Emotions?​

• Energy Vampires: Is It Harder To Realise When Someone Is An Energy Vampire When We Feel Low?

• Depression: Can Feeling Helpless Cause Someone To Be Depressed?

• Emotional Problems: Do Some People Only Feel Normal When They Exercise?

• Anger: Does The Fear Of Losing Control Stop Some People From Getting Angry?

• Depression: Can Someone Think Their Way Out Of Depression?

• Being Seen: Can Toxic Shame Cause Someone To Hide?

• Anger: Can Repressed Anger Cause Someone To Lose Control When They Get Angry?

• Anxiety: Can The Fear Of Being Harmed Cause Someone To Experience Anxiety?

• Anxiety: Can The Fear Of Abandonment Cause Someone To Experience Anxiety?

• Motivation: Can Toxic Shame Cause Someone To Be Extremely Motivated?

• Compassion: Do Human Beings Have Selective Compassion?

• Energy Vampires: Is It Harder To Realise When Someone Is An Energy Vampire When We Are Emotionally Disconnected?

• Anxiety: Can The Fear Of Rejection Cause Someone To Experience Anxiety?

• Anxiety: Do Some People's Childhoods Set Them Up To Experience Anxiety?

• Emotional Awareness: If Someone Feels Offended Does It Prove That Another Person Has Done Something Wrong?

• Emotionally Sensitive Body: Do Some People Have An Emotionally Sensitive Body?

• Emotional Expression: Can The Fear Of Abandonment Stop Someone From Expressing How They Feel?

• Emotional Regulation: Do Some People's Childhoods Set Them Up To Be Emotionally Dependent?

• Emotionally Reactive: Do Some People's Childhoods Set Them Up To Be Emotionally Reactive?

• Sexualized Emotions: Can Someone Sexualize Their Own Emotions?

• Rejection: Why Do Some People Feel Worthless When They Experience Rejection?

• Anxiety: Does Someone Have Mental Health Problems If They Experience Anxiety?

• Mental Health: What Does Society’s Approach To Mental Health Problems Have In Common With Child Abuse?

• Critical Thinking: If Someone Is Spiritual Does It Mean That They Are Emotionally Developed?

• Emotionally Disconnected: Do Some People's Childhood Set Them Up To Feel Empty?

• Anger: Do Some Peoples Childhoods Set Them Up To Have Anger Problems?

• Depression: Can Someone End Up Depressed If They Ignore Their Anger?

• Anger: Can Someone End Up With Anger Problem If They Don't Feel Safe Enough To Fulfil Their Needs?

• Anxiety: Can Someone End Up With Anxiety Problems If They Don’t Feel Safe In Their Body?

• Emotional Awareness: Do Some People's Childhood Set Them Up To Ignore Their Own Pain?

• Emotional Awareness: Are Your Split-Off Parts Controlling How You Feel?

• Emotional Awareness: Do Some People's Childhoods Set Them Up To Be Emotionally Reactive?

• Emotionally Dependent: Do Some People's Childhoods Set Them Up To Be Emotionally Dependent On Others?

 • Emotionally Disconnected: Do Some People’s Childhoods Set Them Up To Disconnect From Their Emotions?

 • Anxiety: Can Someone Experience Anxiety If They Don't Feel Safe In Their Body?

• Emotional Problems: Do Some People Only Know Who They Are When They Have Mental/Emotional Problems?

• Depression: Can Someone’s Inner Critic Cause Them To Feel Depressed?

• Social Anxiety: Can Someone's Inner Critic Cause Someone To Experience Social Anxiety?

• Anger: Do Some People Use Anger To Avoid How They Feel?

• Emotional Strength: Is Someone Weak If They Can't Control Their Emotions?

• Emotional Dumping: What Is Emotional Dumping?

• Suicidal Thoughts: Why Do Some People Have Suicidal Thoughts?

• Loss: Why Is It Harder For Some People To Handle The Loss Of A Parent?

• Delayed Grief: What Is Delayed Grief?

• Emotional Support: Does Someone Want To Have Their Problems Solved If They Are Emotional?