The Overwhelmed Brain

Emotional Intelligence for Critical Thinkers

When Those Deeper Negative Emotions Just Won’t Go Away

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Expressing those deep, negative emotions that you’ve been holding onto from your past should lead to a release of the emotional energy behind them, and free you from the burden of holding onto the pain.

However sometimes what you express, vent or release isn’t all of it, and you need to dig a little deeper to get to the real pain that’s keeping you from moving on.

In this article, I’ll help you dive into that deeper pain to help you reach closure and healing. [Read more…]

Getting Past Your Past

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The residue of negative emotions after a significant event happens in your life can become consuming and controlling. They can affect your perspectives, the decisions you make, the people you connect with, and even your health.

So why do we hold on to negative emotions of an event from the past? What keeps something like anger, sadness, and other negative states around for weeks, or even years? The answer is: [Read more…]