When Your Emotions “Runneth Over”…. and how to prevent wide-spread contamination.*

Emotions can be pretty tricky, heck even trickier then a David Copperfield illusion. Since our emotions are deep within our bodies, and don’t have any physical form, they can be pretty hard to detect and interpret. What can even be more challenging are very passionate emotions, especially from our past.

Some emotions we hold are so strong and intense, that they can spill over and affect other areas of our life. For example, I have a friend named Sarah who would experience emotions of sadness periodically from her past. She was hurt as a child, and as the years passed she tried to just brush them off, as if shooing a fly from her food. For many years, this strategy worked and Sarah lived most of her days pretty happy and content.

However, over time, Sarah noticed that other aspects of her life were changing. In particular, she noticed that while at work, she felt occasional urges of sadness and nearly cried. Sarah wondered if her past emotional sadness was now trickling over into her work like. In many cases, that is most likely. Most people, who have past emotional pain, will experience that pain spilling over and into other aspects of their lives. This is mostly due to the fact that they may not have taken steps to acknowledge the past pain, and then heal the pain.

Our bodies often use emotions to communicate with us. If we try to disregard or avoid those emotions, then our bodies may find other ways (i.e. other aspects of our lives) in which to try to get our attention.

Sarah decided to look into her past and face the saddening pain head-on. She read some self-help books and even hired a life coach….* As Sarah continued to heal, she noticed a difference at work once again. However, the difference was the absence of sadness she felt. In Sarah’s case, her past pain had begun to affect her at work…*

Some people may deal with an un-welcomed emotion, yet still feel its effects in other areas of their lives. In those cases, I do encourage people to reach out to a counselor or therapist, as it may be related to other medical conditions.

If you believe you may be experiencing an emotion that is affecting other aspects of your life, please try one of the effective exercises (i.e. Identifying the Source* and Confirm and Schedule*) that can help you to deal and heal those emotions.

Peace to all!

Shannon

* Please note, these are highlights from an entire article in Higher-Self Living Paychecks. For more information, please visit our website at www.higherselflifecoaching.com.