Emotions have a bad reputation. We even refer to some of them as “negative,” when in fact what we mean is “painful.” Anger, fear, shame, sadness don’t feel good and if we are not guided in regulating and co-regulating them early on in our lives,…
For a long time, I thought I had a pretty great childhood. And in many ways, it was. My basic needs were met—I had food, shelter, parents who were physically present, we had fun vacations together, and I knew my mom loved me. So when I started struggling with anger and anxiety, I thought something was wrong with me. I believed I was just too sensitive, too reactive, too much.
