It’s Okay To Feel Sad!

How often have we been told to ‘get over it’ and ‘be normal’ when we feel sad? But what if sadness is essential? Read on for more…

A lot of people have been talking to me about sadness as an emotion lately. 

I have been sad, deeply sad, in many instances throughout my life. Sad because I lost a friend. Sad over the death of my father. Sad due to a love lost, or a promise unfulfilled. Sometimes the sadness stretched on for weeks, sometimes it lingered for months.

I have realized that while I was okay being sad, people around me weren’t. Always the emphasis was on ‘get over it and move on!’ If you feel low, you must get over it quickly. Cry in the bathroom, by all means, but make sure you get back to ‘normalcy’.

Many clients who come to me have suppressed their sadness, sometimes for years, burying it under frenzied activity. They are so split from their feelings, that when they are finally alone with themselves, it’s scary, unnerving, and uncomfortable. 

But what if sadness is essential?

Sadness gives us permission to slow down, do less, withdraw from the world and release what we need to, in order to successfully get on with our lives again once we are ready. 

We may have had a tough time, been let down, or even lost someone close to us. Sadness is there to give us time to sort this out in our heads. 

Bottom line: It’s OK to feel sad. It’s useful to be sad. And just as important as happiness over the course of our lives. Give yourself permission to feel it, to allow it, to stay with it, and it will PASS…and you will have grown richer in your emotional experience. 

An Idea…

How about giving someone who might be a bit sad, a warm hug, and just some good open-hearted listening? 🙂 it might just make all the difference. ❤️

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