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Have negative emotions been preventing you from living your best life<\/a>? Do you know how to release negative emotions from the body<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

David R. Hawkins argues that the best way to handle unhelpful emotions is to completely release them. Once you learn how to do this, you\u2019ll feel less attached to external experiences and objects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s how to let go of the emotions you’ve been desperately avoiding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

How to Release Unhelpful Emotions <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When you learn how to release negative emotions from the body, you\u2019ll be free to enjoy things without depending on them for joy and fulfillment\u2014if something goes how you want it to, that\u2019s great; but if it doesn\u2019t, you know you\u2019ll be all right. This means you\u2019ll no longer rely on anyone or anything other than yourself to feel happy and at peace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: Hawkins\u2019s process of release and acceptance is similar to the Buddhist process of attaining non-attachment.<\/a> Non-attachment involves letting go of your desires for and feelings about all things, including your thoughts and emotions<\/a>, relationships with others<\/a>, and material belongings. This is based on the idea that everything is impermanent, so maintaining attachments inevitably leads to suffering\u2014when the things you\u2019re attached to eventually disappear, you suffer. Mindful practices such as meditation<\/a> can help with cultivating non-attachment and inner peace. Such practices help you consider your feelings as an outside observer instead of attaching to or identifying with them.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Process of Releasing Unhelpful Emotions<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Hawkins\u2019s first step for releasing an unhelpful emotion is to recognize the emotion and allow yourself to feel it fully. As you experience a feeling, don\u2019t try to alter it, push back against it, or ascribe moral value to it.<\/strong> Fighting the emotion is what gives it power and allows it to grow. When you release all your opposition toward and associations with an emotion by recognizing that it\u2019s no more than a passing feeling, you allow the energy of that emotion to leave you as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you start experiencing the same emotion later on, it means that you\u2019re still holding on to some of its energy.<\/strong> You may require a continual practice of release to free yourself from the emotion because you\u2019ve spent most of your life ignoring it or burying it. Alternatively, especially intense emotions are sometimes made up of lesser emotions, and you have to release the lesser emotions until you get to the root. In this case, continue releasing the layers of emotion until you get to the root. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional Strategies for Recognizing and Accepting Emotions

<\/strong>Some people have trouble recognizing emotions. If this sounds like you, start by learning to recognize the physical sensations different emotions produce. Your mind and body are intimately connected, so you feel emotions in the body<\/a>. For example, you might get flushed and experience muscular tension when you\u2019re angry or feel shaky and sick to your stomach when you\u2019re anxious. Once you recognize these physical sensations, you can use them to identify when you\u2019re feeling their corresponding emotions.

Mindfully accepting negative emotions can also feel difficult at first. If you struggle with Hawkins\u2019s technique, consider following some experts\u2019 suggestion to practice acceptance of negative emotions by watching a movie or a TV show.<\/a> You may feel safer feeling difficult emotions<\/a> about the characters\u2019 experiences than your own. As you watch a show or movie, take note of what emotions come up and allow yourself to experience them fully. By practicing on a smaller scale, you can begin incorporating the technique into your everyday life.

If there are negative emotions you persistently struggle to release or that you\u2019ve been holding on to for a long time, you might benefit from speaking to a therapist who specializes in Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT).<\/a> EFT is based on a lot of the same premises as Hawkins\u2019s techniques\u2014namely that avoiding negative emotions harms you and emotional awareness is vital for mental health. An EFT therapist will listen empathetically and ask reflective questions to help you increase your emotional awareness. They provide a safe space and an objective perspective you can use to work through confusing emotions. Finally, they\u2019ll teach you techniques for accepting and regulating your emotions.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Example: Finding the Root of Anger<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For example, say you feel anger toward your loved ones whenever you perceive that they\u2019re pulling away from you. This means you often lash out at them, even though you know it isn\u2019t fair. You start by trying to release your anger in these situations instead of acting on it, which works for a while. However, it still comes up sometimes, so you examine your emotions further. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Underneath the anger, you find sadness and loneliness that comes from feeling like people don\u2019t want you around. You release those feelings as well, but the anger still arises occasionally. Finally, underneath the loneliness, sadness, and anger, you recognize that you fear you\u2019re not worthy of other people\u2019s love. To fully release the anger, sadness, and loneliness, you must release this fear too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: If you\u2019re unsure you\u2019ve found the root of an intense emotion, try sorting your emotions into primary and secondary categories.<\/a> Primary emotions<\/a> are the first emotion you feel in response to a situation, and secondary emotions are the ones that follow. Therefore, primary emotions represent the root of your feelings, while secondary emotions are the layers you must release before getting to the root. To identify secondary emotions that still need to be released, look for emotions that are protective or push others away, such as anger. These protect you from the primary emotion (such as fear), which is harder to accept. If you\u2019re still experiencing a lot of secondary emotions, you have more layers to release.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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