Hiding our feelings only leads to pain from "summary" of If Only I Had Told Her by Laura Nowlin
In the silence of our hearts, we carry the weight of our unspoken emotions. We bury our true feelings deep within us, afraid to let them see the light of day. We believe that by hiding our pain, we can shield ourselves from the vulnerability of being truly seen. But what we fail to realize is that this self-imposed isolation only serves to deepen our wounds. The walls we build around our hearts may protect us from the outside world, but they also prevent us from forming genuine connections with others. Our fear of rejection and judgment keeps us trapped in a cycle of loneliness and despair. When we keep our emotions bottled up inside, they fester and grow, poisoning our minds and hearts. The pain we try so desperately to hide only intensifies, gnawing away at our sense of self-worth and robbing us of the chance for healing. We become prisoners of our own making, trapped in a prison of our own emotions. True liberation can only come when we have...
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