Once an experience like that
comes forth – perhaps from years
past – it needs to be “processed”
in order for it to be completely
released from your body. Just
like we might initially suppress
these emotions in order to literally
survive an event, if we suppress this
recollection then we are basically
sending it back to our body to be
stored again. And so it becomes
cyclical. Unless we allow ourselves
to FEEL whatever comes up.
It’s important to recognize our own
traumas (along the full spectrum
of minor to major) as they arise. In
order to really move through them
it’s a really valuable tool to have a
space where you feel at ease to
truly surrender to the sensations. This
might be at home, or it might be
with an accredited health care
professional, or it might be with
your tribe/community – doesn’t
matter where, it just matters that
we all have that space where we
feel safe enough to be open to
feeling.
The only other thing I’ll add here –
if you have an emotional release
in a treatment (of any kind) or with
friends – please don’t apologize
for it. Don’t apologize for feeling
and releasing all that past “stuff”.
Just let it happen.
Drew.