TCM, Science and Healing Series – Importance of Negative Feelings and Emotions

Many of us have been taught to think and not feel. That we should always be upbeat and happy all the time. This positive-only approach has in fact inevitably resulted in the squelching of our needs. Because sadness and pain are natural parts of life and they are also great teachers.

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No one gets through life without experiencing sadness or pain. Yet culture and society teaches us that there is something wrong with pain, and that it must be drugged, denied or otherwise avoided at all costs. However no one taught us that we have an innate ability to deal with pain, that our bodies naturally holds the wisdom and genius to do this. Crying, shaking, moving, deep full breathing are some examples of how our body processes and “digests” feelings, helping us to move through painful emotions quickly and efficiently.

The purpose of emotions, regardless of what they are, is to help us identify and move toward fulfilment of our needs, dreams, goals, and desires.

When our needs for rest, touch, acceptance, and recognition are satisfied, we feel good and we thrive. When we feel left out, frightened or angry, it indicates that we have a need that we have not identified, let alone figured out how to satisfy.

Instead of looking at illnesses as problems, they are in fact quite simply the end result of needs that have been buried, unacknowledged, and unexperienced for years.

Instead of rushing to the pillbox to suppress that pain, can you then take time to sit with yourself and reflect on what your body is trying to tell you?

TCM(Traditional Chin Med), TCM Wellness, Basics of TCM, TCM and ScienceXiang Jun LimDr (TCM) Xiang Juntcm, science, healing, negative, feelings, emotions