Synarch
Once Was
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So, in short, it is what people call 'bottling up', even if it is completely unintentional.
Exactly. I have noticed for example that in times of great emotional stress there have been occasions where I would feel these feelings bottled up and I felt like they had to come out because I could not deal with the feeling of internal, unresolved pressure.
In the past, I have resolved this by punching things, getting into fights, or even by punching myself in the leg, so that I could feel something. But, I think this bottling up is dangerous and can lead to a numbness that could make one suicidal. The question is not, "Will I feel pain?", but "How and in what measure will I feel pain?". We suppress the daily pains and hurts at great personal risk because it will come out. Maybe not today or tomorrow, but eventually and maybe explosively. Then the lie of emotional control will be in full view.