How I Healed My Emotional Wounds And Freed Myself
When we talk about emotional wounds, we are not referring exclusively to secondary damage that someone may have done to us; we are also responsible for many of these personal voids and limitations.
There are thoughts that hurt us; we must not feed the ego or cling to the past to live only on nostalgia, for example.
Our attitude towards life sometimes also corrodes our soul and the way we relate to the world.
Healing and correcting these types of internal structures is a way to be emotionally free. However, we must first do a healthy exercise in reflection and show a clear willingness to change things, but from within.
Therein lies the real emotional strength.
Keys to Achieving Emotional Freedom
First of all, we must be clear that not all people are the same, nor do they have the same “baggage” of experiences.
However, when it comes to thoughts and emotions that limit our personal growth and freedom, there are some basic points worth considering, or at least reflecting on.
We invite you to reflect with us.
1. Don’t be afraid of the pain of emotional wounds
Pain and suffering cannot be hidden in a secret corner of our being. All wounds bleed, all emotional pain cries, screams or is felt across the abyss of loneliness.
Your emotions are not your enemies nor do they define you. This means, for example, that you can feel the pain of disappointment at a very specific time in your life, but your entire existence will not (or should not be) categorized by that feeling.
Pain is experienced in the “here and now” and must be understood, understood and managed in the healthiest way possible. Otherwise, choosing to hide these emotions, locking them away for life, will make our personal and emotional freedom an illusion.
You made a mistake? Have you spent a lot of your life with a person who maybe didn’t deserve your time? Do not punish yourself or label yourself as “naive” for this, let alone as “failed”:
No worthwhile life is free from error. In fact, all the aspects that you consider “mistakes” are really learning experiences that will make you stronger.
Be understanding with yourself and understand that the last thing you should do is harbor any guilt for what happened.
Guilt drags, drowns and poisons ; it is a clear enemy of emotional freedom. Keep an open mind and be able to accept all experiences, whether they are good or bad, as this is the purpose of this thing called life.
T being waking up every morning with his renewed enthusiasm; open up to yourself and others knowing you deserve to be happy again, block the flow of negative thoughts that sometimes increase our own mental prison.
If you have to live with a family, parents or siblings who hurt you in any way, you must be very clear that you cannot change the people who harm you. You cannot change their way of understanding things or their personality.
However, you can be emotionally free and heal their influence on you. You are what matters here and now, you are the one who is suffering.
Many of these things that you have internalized from your past “itch” and even create an invisible wound, and that’s where the inner prisons lie. Free yourself, understand that this should no longer harm you, try to forgive but at the same time set limits.
Heal the words spoken and swallowed, heal the pain of disappointment or contempt, let the burdens go at once, raise your voice to declare you will no longer be a victim. You are healed, you are reborn and you are emotionally free.
What do we mean by healing your roots? It is undoubtedly a complex issue that involves many personal areas, many experiences and psychological constructions. However, consider these dimensions.
– Deactivate the ego of your day to day, allow yourself to have a broader and freer view of things.
– Do not submit to circumstances or fight against them by fomenting hatred or rancor. Avoid extremes because the two dimensions will trap and drag you. Keep your balance, inner peace and prioritize your emotional freedom above all.
– Do not protect yourself under an unobjective positivism. Don’t fake smiles when you don’t feel them; that’s sadness, because that way what you do is decorate your tree with leaves when its roots are sick.
– Feel your emotions and manage them correctly, otherwise you will mask your personal growth. You need to be brave and honest with yourself.
Images courtesy of Kelly Vivanco
