The Impact of Emotional Suppression
Dr. Christian discusses the detrimental effects of suppressing emotions in childhood and how it perpetuates feelings of unworthiness and unlovability. He emphasizes the role of the environment and generational trauma in shaping a child's emotional expression and highlights the long-term physical implications of suppressing emotions.In this clip
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The Mark Groves Podcast
#224: Be Authentic — It's Good For Your Health with Dr. Christian Gonzalez
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How do negative experiences, such as being told at a young age or into adulthood how we should feel (e.g., feeling ashamed or not being allowed to feel sad), get encoded into our brains, and how does not having permission to feel our real, biological emotions impact our future decisions? This question is in relation to the episode #224: Be Authentic — It's Good For Your Health with Dr. Christian Gonzalez and the clip The Impact of Emotional Suppression, as well as the episode 198: Mark Manson | Channeling Hope, Choosing Problems, and Changing Values and the clip Unraveling Childhood Trauma.
How do negative experiences, such as being told how we should feel at a young age or into adulthood, get encoded into our brains, and how does not having permission to feel our real, biological emotions impact our future decisions? This question is in relation to the episode \[#411: Am I Too Much? Healing Your Wounds with Mom and Reclaiming Your Worth, Why You're Failing to Attract Anyone | Dr. Robert Glover - MP Podcast #105, Paul Conti: Narcissism, Sociopathy, Envy, and the Nature of Good and Evil | Lex Fridman Podcast #357, and Dr. Paul Conti: Therapy, Treating Trauma & Other Life Challenges | Huberman Lab Podcast #75.
How do negative experiences, such as being told at a young age or into adulthood how we should feel (e.g., feeling ashamed or not being allowed to feel sad), get encoded into our brains, and how does not having permission to feel our real, biological emotions impact our future decisions? This question relates to the episode #224: Be Authentic — It's Good For Your Health with Dr. Christian Gonzalez and the clip The Impact of Emotional Suppression, as well as the episode 198: Mark Manson | Channeling Hope, Choosing Problems, and Changing Values and the clip Unraveling Childhood Trauma.