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When I was a teenager I would just sob inconsolably. To be fair, my life was pretty sob-worthy but it would go on for a really long time and I would just steep myself in misery. I think the most I’ve ever cried was as an adult, grieving the losses of two of my beloved cats to terminal illness; I would cry for hours with only a brief reprieve from the tears because I just felt gutted. At times in my life I’ve also completely repressed the tears altogether and I could feel the physical effects of holding them back, and that also made me miserable.
Anyway it’s funny you asked this because I just cried in my first session with my new therapist which really took me by surprise!! If I’m in a therapy session or something comes up during yoga, I kind of just let it pass and move through me until it’s over, but that’s something I try to do outside of those settings as well. I think it’s important to find a middle ground in most cases of allowing yourself to cry without spiraling and wallowing in it.

@taterhole

Jul 17, 2025

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@sweetness

I am sooo into the idea of letting it pass and finding that middle ground, thank you for being so open!

Jul 17, 2025

@taterhole

@SWEETNESS you are welcome!! It’s a great way of viewing emotions and thoughts in general. Tara Brach talks a lot in her meditations and talks about allowing them to pass like clouds in the sky or water and let yourself feel them in that moment in your body, rather than trying to ignore them or holding on to them too tightly

Jul 17, 2025

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