there has always been this stigma that showing any sort of emotion is a negative thing. shedding tears, bursts of anger or frustration, feeling overjoyous and happy, and just showing a vulnerable side of yourself in general is often looked down upon.
when i was a younger, it wasn't common for me to be told or asked:
"you're being too emotional about everything."
"why are you crying again?"
"why do you always look so sad?"
"are you mad about something?"
"what's wrong with you, and why are you always like that?"
when i look back on these questions and statements now, i think:
well, why not? don't we have tear ducts for crying, and a consciousness that literally allows us to think and feel things?
i am the type of person who is very much in touch with how i'm feeling on the inside.
when i am happy or feel anything positive, i embrace all of it radiating inside of my body. i smile, am cheerful and upbeat around people, and optimistic to the core. it's the feeling you get when you're confident that everything is going in the right direction, where you feel super high on life.
when i'm sad, it's the end of the world. i sit and question everything about my existence, the direction i'm going in life, and whatn i'm doing. the days into years, and the hours turn into days. it weighs you down in every aspect.
whatever feelings or emotions that come to me any day, i just embrace them. and you should too.
please know that us humans aren't robots. and if the universe wanted to make us as such, it would have.
normalize feeling your emotions because they are not a bad thing.
validate them. understand them. and navigate through them.
you, and everything else that follows is going to be okay.