It can be channelized instead of suppressing. Like, people can channel anger by lifting weights, doing MMA, and so on. Apparently, they would feel positive emotions more if they did it.
In many cases I think channeling emotions can be helpful. However I think if you’re in a relationship where conflict needs to be addressed, MMA or lifting is not likely to be a permanent fix. That requires honest communication which happens only when you acknowledge and express your feelings.
This is a thoughtful exploration of a topic that is often either oversimplified or pushed into purely metaphorical territory. I especially appreciate that you framed emotional suppression not as a moral failing or personality flaw, but as a physiologic and behavioral pattern with potentially measurable downstream effects on sleep, stress signaling, inflammation, social connection, and long-term health. What stood out to me most is the distinction between emotional regulation and emotional suppression. Those concepts are frequently conflated in public discourse. The ability to regulate emotion adaptively is protective and essential; chronic suppression, especially when persistent and unconscious, may instead maintain prolonged sympathetic activation and reduce opportunities for processing, recovery, and social buffering. I also appreciate that the piece avoided deterministic language. The biology linking chronic stress states, cortisol dynamics, immune function, and aging trajectories is compelling, but highly multidimensional. Emotional suppression is unlikely to act in isolation; it probably interacts with sleep quality, trauma exposure, social support, coping strategies, metabolic health, and even cultural conditioning. Beautifully written!
interesting....
It can be channelized instead of suppressing. Like, people can channel anger by lifting weights, doing MMA, and so on. Apparently, they would feel positive emotions more if they did it.
In many cases I think channeling emotions can be helpful. However I think if you’re in a relationship where conflict needs to be addressed, MMA or lifting is not likely to be a permanent fix. That requires honest communication which happens only when you acknowledge and express your feelings.
I agree with this... those other things, while yes, healthy, are just forms of bypassing actually feeling the feelings we have been designed to feel
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what are the other problems we can face we if supress emotions??
This is a thoughtful exploration of a topic that is often either oversimplified or pushed into purely metaphorical territory. I especially appreciate that you framed emotional suppression not as a moral failing or personality flaw, but as a physiologic and behavioral pattern with potentially measurable downstream effects on sleep, stress signaling, inflammation, social connection, and long-term health. What stood out to me most is the distinction between emotional regulation and emotional suppression. Those concepts are frequently conflated in public discourse. The ability to regulate emotion adaptively is protective and essential; chronic suppression, especially when persistent and unconscious, may instead maintain prolonged sympathetic activation and reduce opportunities for processing, recovery, and social buffering. I also appreciate that the piece avoided deterministic language. The biology linking chronic stress states, cortisol dynamics, immune function, and aging trajectories is compelling, but highly multidimensional. Emotional suppression is unlikely to act in isolation; it probably interacts with sleep quality, trauma exposure, social support, coping strategies, metabolic health, and even cultural conditioning. Beautifully written!
The brain seems to be an infinite series of connections, truly fascinating
It makes sense...