Beyond the Label Festival 2025 - Work Scene Investigation! (Reflections Part 2)

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Reflections Part 2 - The Cost of Suppressing Emotions

“I’d just like go off somewhere and like cry cry cry like the world is ending you know, but I never knew why… So I will actually, self, I will criticise myself and say, ‘You shouldn’t be crying, you shouldn’t feel like that, what’s your problem?’ The swallowing of my feelings and all that, it started in childhood… I had to make sure that I became this perfect little daughter, so keep any issues to myself, keep any negative feelings to myself.”

Think about it…

  1. When have I chosen to hide or suppress my emotions instead of expressing them openly?
  2. How has this coping pattern helped me, and how has it also held me back from deeper connection or growth?

Share your thoughts below!

For details about BTL Fest 2025 and the Work Scene Investigation, go to Beyond the Label Festival 2025 - Work Scene Investigation! (Reflections Corner)

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Because an idiot doctor told me that crying is a sign of weakness. And my equally idiotic supervisors and mentors reframe all my strengths into character faults, gaslighting me. Always blaming the victim

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:(( so sorry to hear that you came across people who aren’t nice​:pleading_face: yet I hear how you are aware that their opinions don’t sit well with you, and thus you share it here that that’s what contributed to you possibly hiding your emotions normally. And I believe you have full control to unlearn these false theories, bcos I also believe crying is okay, and that your strengths are good indeed. So continue to be you despite of negative voices around you yeah :flexed_biceps:t3::flexed_biceps:t3::heart_hands:t3: