Doing Things With Trepidation

Doing Things With Trepidation

Doing Things With Trepidation?  Oh no AS IN oh no!  Why pursue something something which you really fear front, left, right and center?  Studies have shown that a common cause of Doing Things With Trepidation are repressed emotions which we do unconsciously avoid.  These differ from suppressed emotions which are feelings we purposely avoid because we DON'T know exactly how to deal with them💎💎💎

Let's take a real-life hypothetical scenario where you and your partner have a fight and decide to break up one evening.  You still have to meet with an important client at work the next day, so you decide to SUPPRESS or push aside your feelings until you get home from that meeting.  SUPPRESSION can sometimes be a good short-term solution as long as you make sure to address those emotions sooner rather than later.  REPRESSED emotions, on the other hand, DON'T get a chance to be processed.  BUT that DOESN'T mean they simply disappear.  Instead, they might show up as a range of psychological or physical symptoms💊💊💊

Psychologists also came up with their studies which show that for the most part, people tend to repress strong emotions especially those associated with discomfort or other unpleasant experiences.  FEAR, ANGER, FRUSTRATION, SADNESS and even DISAPPOINTMENT are just a sampling.  From this short list, we should see a pattern.  These emotions are often described as negative.  It's common to repress emotions you consider BAD or believe other people might judge you for expressing.  And they say this stems from your past📌📌📌

For some people, emotional detachment is another trigger of doing things with trepidation.  As it is a way of coping with overwhelming people, in the end, we tend to choose WHEN to be involved and WHEN to step away.  Studies show that in other cases, numbing yourself to emotions and feelings may NOT be healthy.  Indeed, frequently 'TURNING OFF' your emotions may lead to unhealthy behaviors such as a fear of commitment✅✅✅

What's our insight for today?  It is that emotional detachment that occurs when people either willingly or even unwillingly 'TURN OFF' their connection with their emotions.  This may be intentional [like a defensive mechanism on emotionally draining people] or simply unintentional due to an underlying condition or medication side effect.  In summary, it helps that we self-detect once we are doing things with trepidation because very likely, there is/are underlying conditions that are triggering that situation❗❗❗