Devastating news from my psychologist, who has just told me that acknowledging your feelings with the express purpose of trying to get rid of them so you can get stuff done is not, in fact, acknowledging your feelings.
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@cmaccoinnich Why sit with and feel my feelings when intellectualizing has been working for me for my whole life (and definitely didn’t contribute to severe, years long burnout)?