02.27.2024 - By Mike Frazier, MD
I used to be afraid of emotions. And really, I still am a little.From what I saw, when people got overly angry, they broke things or hurt people.If they got overly sad, they got depressed or even suicidal.If they got anxious, they froze and didn’t accomplish anything.I certainly didn’t want to do this, and so I took the approach of trying to “turn down the volume” on my emotions.Unfortunately, this has kept me from really experiencing emotion myself, connecting with others, and has resulted i...