frumious bandersnatch (frabjousday@aus.social)'s status on Friday, 24-Jan-2025 11:41:01 JST

@lookitmychicken I really felt you through this post ❤️

imo it sounds like you are aware of your feelings and where you're at, and that's the same mindfulness that meditation is trying to achieve (not that I'm an expert). Unfortunately being with yourself sometimes means you have to be present when it's really heavy and difficult.

Culturally we get so much messaging that our difficult emotions are unwanted so we end up trying to "get rid" of them, and then feel worse because we think we should be feeling different. I don't know if this helps, but all emotions are temporary even if it doesn't feel like it right now.

Imo it sounds like you're doing great job of being present. It's just a hard thing sometimes.