The word express comes from the Latin ex (“out”) and

pressare (“press”)—an encouragement to press out

what distresses us through speaking or embodying it. The

things that we hide or suppress do not resolve themselves.

On the contrary, suppressing and ensuring our secrets

remain hidden requires a lot of our precious life-force

energy. Sometimes we suppress feelings because we believe

that they are unreasonable or illogical. In this way, we hide

certain sides and parts of ourselves. It takes courage to

show oneself, to be vulnerable and to dare. As soon as we

speak out what frightens us, it loses its power and its hold

on us, and we feel relief. Expressing suppressed feelings is

frequently followed by sighs of relief, spontaneous

crying and laughter.