Feelings
Emotional Unveiling: Navigating Two Decades of Numbness
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My therapist says I stuff my feelings
Acknowledging advice from a therapist about suppressing emotions
And keep them all locked down
Keeping emotions repressed or controlled
So I don't feel them
Avoiding experiencing emotions consciously
Twenty years of numbness
Having lived for twenty years feeling emotionally numb
Has felt just fine to live with
Feeling comfortable with the numbness as a way of life
She said to write it down as my homework
Given homework by the therapist to write about emotions
Put a pen to paper and embrace the hurt
Encouragement to face and accept emotional pain through writing
I've been unpacking it
Engaging in the process of unpacking emotional baggage
But it still feels like
Despite efforts, still feeling like trying one's best
I'm just doing my best
Engaging in personal development steps or therapy
Working the steps
Reducing the facade of false happiness or pretending
Less fake smiling
Discovering emotions can be costly in terms of mental effort
Who knew that emotions could rack up a tab
Therapy fees as an investment to alleviate emotional pain
Just a hundred an hour to not feel quite as bad
Hoping for the therapeutic process to reach and heal one's emotions
I just hope that this thing people call healing
Referring to a personal mental health improvement plan
Makes its way to me and my feelings
Starting with addressing feelings of depression
You can call this my mental health to do list
Recognizing depression as a significant challenge
Let's start with depression
Embracing anxiety as a familiar companion
Man, ain't she a gem
Continuing efforts toward personal development or therapy
And anxiety has been a best friend to me
Minimizing the act of pretending to be okay
I'm just doing my best
Observing people's tendency to hide their true emotions
Working the steps
Feeling lonely despite being among others
Less fake smiling
Continuing personal growth steps despite challenges
Who knew that emotions could rack up a tab
Understanding the emotional cost of therapy sessions
Just a hundred an hour to not feel quite as bad
Hoping for the therapeutic process to reach one's emotions
I just hope that this thing people call healing
Rejecting the pretense of being 'fine'
Makes its way to me and my feelings
Observing the societal norm of masking true feelings
Tired of the I'm fine act
Feeling alone in emotional struggles shared by many
You would think it's a trend
Continuing efforts toward personal growth or therapy
People put on a show that's worth a Streep Oscar win
Noticing the prevalent act of pretending in society
We're all hiding the truth
People concealing their true emotions despite being together
Lonely in the same room
Continuing personal development steps despite shared challenges
We're just doing our best
Reducing the act of pretending to be okay
Working the steps
Understanding the emotional cost of therapy sessions
Less fake smiling
Hoping for the therapeutic process to reach one's emotions
Who knew that emotions could rack up a tab
Rejecting the pretense of being 'fine'
Just a hundred an hour to not feel as bad
Observing the societal norm of masking true feelings
I just hope that this thing people call healing
Feeling alone in emotional struggles shared by many
Makes its way to me and my feelings
Continuing efforts toward personal growth or therapy
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