Finding and releasing emotional blockages has the unexpected benefit of bringing forgotten memories to mind and the insight associated with them.
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Yeah, it's definitely an upside.
It's also, for a lot of people, something that should be supported with therapy.
(Speaking from hard-won experience here.)
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A lot of people will feel surges of relief, even pleasure, or a bit of sorrow, when one of these blockages go.
But there can also be uncontrollable fear, anger...
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Yeah. It is probably wise to develop skills in equanimity and 'letting go' before releasing particularly intense blockages.
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Better yet, just get a clear picture of what your psychological issues might be before you try to solve them.
I'm not a fan of diagnosing and medicalizing every mental health problem, but a model of what ails you (e.g. borderline = emotional instability) can do a lot of good.
There is much negative to say about medicating problems (esp. common in US psychiatry) and stigmatizing diagnostic labels, but these issues are *real*.
If you don't know what you're getting into, you can be blindsided by some pretty horrific stuff (for me it was anger issues).
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Yeah, for sure. I went through some pretty dark stuff as well, but not as bad as stewing in cognitive dissonance for a decade without the introspective tools to diagnose it properly
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For me, I needed to meditate to create the spacious awareness to look at my psychological issues clearly and not identify with them and instead work with them productively.
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Yeah, but a good therapist can help you with that without necessarily requiring years of practice.
Assuming you're not in a system that will bankrupt you or throw you in an institution, of course.
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