Four Signs You May Be Bottling Up Your Emotions
Bottling up your emotions has the potential to create a personality split between the person you currently are and the person you want to be. Checking in with yourself regularly (especially during a pandemic) is vital for your mental health and can also help you compartmentalize the stressful areas of your life necessary for individual growth and growth in relationships. Here are four ways you may be bottling up your emotions and a few tips on bringing what you are feeling to the surface.
1. You distract yourself when you feel uncomfortable
Social situations can be a prime area of stress. Parties and large crowds are not the most desirable setting for some individuals. If there is discomfort outside of the introvert aspect and you feel the need to distract yourself every single time you feel uncomfortable, you may need to address your latest life events. Take a look back and recollect a recent time you did not feel like yourself. Try to identify that with the need for distraction.
2. Procrastination
For some, procrastination can be a tactic to get into the zone and really focus. For others, dragging your feet to complete errands or assignments can increase stress levels immensely, leading to an unnecessary sense of emergency. The best and most effective way to avoid procrastination is to create a tangible list of goals and physically cross off finished tasks. It provides a sense of completion and fulfillment.
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3. Avoiding confrontation
Nonconfrontational individuals can have several reasons why they avoid difficult conversations. The purpose of a healthy confrontation is to express emotions and understand others' points of view. If that seems impossible, ask yourself why. Where do you go mentally when you feel like you are confronted? The concept of confrontation may be related to verbal abuse, physical abuse, or childhood trauma. Reflect on your personality type and identify the emotions that you have personally associated with confrontation.
4. You emotionally erupt over small issues
When you begin to feel irritable concerning certain situations or people, those negative emotions did not just begin at that moment. Little triggers and small annoyances snowball over time. Irritations can lead to a "straw that broke the camel's back" type of mental outburst. It is essential to stop and process daily occurrences when things do not go according to plan. Slowing down and processing moments help you each evening when you look at your day as a whole; the positives will outweigh the negative nuances. This leads to better, happier, healthier days and a joyful outlook and appreciation for the good or normal days.
