Pressure Cooker of Emotions

Tears are like release in a pressure cooker.

Use them as needed as they keep you from blowing up.

There has always been a stigma that has attached itself to crying and shedding tears. For women it can be seen as over dramatic, the inability to hold in emotions, or even making a situation bigger than what it is. For men, it has been used as sign of weakness, as a last resort, or an act of purely giving up. In all sense, the act of crying and shedding tears has been given the stigma of showing as an act of fragility.

That couldn't be further from the truth. The way I like to explain it, is we are like pressure cookers. There is so much that is happening in our lives and things that are happening to us that we have no control over.

As we live our lives day by day, there are a multitude of emotions that we also have to learn how to process and store.

Some emotions are good, some may feel like they weigh heavier in our heart and minds. All of these thoughts, emotions, and our individual way we process them can quickly pile up and add pressure to one another.

In an article by Kyle Hart, he explains that "Sadness, or crying, isn’t a sign of weakness, it’s a sign that you’re a human and have feelings beyond what you’re told is appropriate to show in public." At times, it is just our bodies natural response to everything that we are holding together, holding in, and maybe even holding in private.

The act of releasing those tears, releasing the emotion that was building inside, becomes cathartic expression to also let go of those worries and thoughts. Instead of being a sign of weakness it should be seen as what it really is, a release and method of letting go of what pain, anger, disappointment, and any other emotion that is holding onto you for too long.

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