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FEBRUARY 23

ALL FEELINGS ARE TEMPORARY

EMOTIONAL BALANCE

“Sometimes I think I shouldn’t feel the way I do. When I start thinking this way I tell myself that feelings are neither good nor bad—they simply are. In the midst of intense negative feelings, whether fear, anger, depression, etc., it can feel as though they will last forever, like they will never end. It promotes emotional balance to maintain an awareness that all feelings are temporary, and that they always change.”

Adapted from Pain Recovery: How to Find Balance and Reduce Suffering from Chronic Pain

Emotional balance is achieved when I allow myself to feel whatever comes up, and learn to accept my feelings without judging them. Because my feelings are a part of me, accepting them as they are is an important part of accepting myself as I am. This is also known as self-acceptance. Whatever positive change I want to make in my life, acceptance of how and where I am at in the present moment is one of the keys to moving forward. Accepting my feelings also takes less energy than trying to avoid or suppress them, and helps me maintain balance by eliminating the need for them to persist. Genuine acceptance of my feelings gives me the opportunity to shift my energy to thoughts and actions that facilitate the learning, growing, and healing that can fuel the continuing progress of my pain recovery.

I have learned to practice strategies to identify and express emotions in ways that promote balance; deal with distressing, uncomfortable feelings in healthy ways; and strengthen positive feelings to promote growing, healing, and recovery.