{"id":3233,"date":"2016-08-05T16:07:15","date_gmt":"2016-08-05T14:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greatpeopleinside.com\/?p=3233"},"modified":"2017-02-15T16:14:34","modified_gmt":"2017-02-15T14:14:34","slug":"dealing-with-stress-step-2-feelings-are-natural","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatpeopleinside.com\/fi\/dealing-with-stress-step-2-feelings-are-natural\/","title":{"rendered":"Dealing With Stress, Step 2: Feelings are natural"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>(This article is a part of a series; please start <a href=\"http:\/\/greatpeopleinside.com\/dealing-with-stress-a-step-by-step-how-to-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Feelings are natural, they are not a flaw<\/strong>. We are wired to feel down, empty, nervous, anxious or furious. Don&#8217;t blame yourself.<\/p>\n<p>When you&#8217;re happy, content or joyous you never second-guess your feelings, do you? Why would you do that when you&#8217;re down, adding a supplementary layer of negative? Aren&#8217;t they all the same: feelings?<\/p>\n<p>It bugged me since I was a kid, hearing &#8220;You shouldn&#8217;t feel [<em>down, unhappy, sad<\/em>], think of all the kids out there who don&#8217;t have half of what you have!&#8221; I couldn&#8217;t point out why, but I was (at least) annoyed. It was like my feelings should have had some kind of universal scale of measurement and go through a global referendum, in order for said feelings to be &#8220;valid&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Nature wired us for feeling emotions. &#8220;Bad&#8221; emotions are like &#8220;bad&#8221; breathing \u2013 they don&#8217;t exist. Fury, anger, sadness, desperation \u2013 all are natural. They are what they are and they make you feel what they make you feel. You cannot deny, choke or feint them \u2013 at least not forever. They are your emotions, and are natural (acting on them is another thing entirely\u2026).<\/p>\n<p>You don&#8217;t <strong>have<\/strong> to feel anything. What you feel is what you feel. Numbness is what should get you worried.<\/p>\n<p>So, let feelings be. They are Mother Nature&#8217;s way of letting us know something isn&#8217;t quite right. Just like breaking the bulb of an alarm lamp does not make things right, denying feelings serves no purpose. Notice your feelings, give them names, get friendly with them. Just don&#8217;t act on them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greatpeopleinside.com\/dealing-with-stress-step-3-dont-fight-feelings\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Read part 3<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Do you want to find out more? Get in touch with a consultant now or request a free demo!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greatpeopleinside.com\/free-demo\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2208 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/greatpeopleinside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/B_txt_14.png\" alt=\"B_txt_14\" width=\"343\" height=\"60\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greatpeopleinside.com\/fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/B_txt_14.png 343w, https:\/\/greatpeopleinside.com\/fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/B_txt_14-300x52.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greatpeopleinside.com\/contact\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-2204 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/greatpeopleinside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/B_txt_10.png\" alt=\"B_txt_10\" width=\"286\" height=\"63\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>By\u00a0<strong>Catalin Octavian Blaga &#8211; Trainer Great People Inside<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"headline-container\" data-li-template=\"headline\">\n<div id=\"headline\" class=\"editable-item\">\n<p class=\"title\" dir=\"ltr\"><em>Trainer who turns business experience and psychology into impacting training programs&#8230; and more! \u00a0You can find out more about Catalin by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/catalin-octavian-blaga-4666112a\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(This article is a part of a series; please start here) Feelings are natural, they are not a flaw. 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