I like this. Printed for my daily journal! Thank you for sharing!
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I think ive taken this one to heart. From a young age.
I actually have a lot of anxiety around even sharing (venting) here
Some times i do, and a lot of times I listen to the voice that says this.
Its hard to know when and what to hold in and what to share.
I think since ive been having a hard time ive posted a LOT LESS on anything. Good or bad. I am just shutting down.
It doesnt feel healthy but i also feel like its what i should do…
My midle of the night, after many nights of barely any sleep, restless, stressed out brain thoughts. 
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I’m glad you are here. I’m glad you’ve just looked at a lot of the memes. I’m glad you are talking about some of your feelings. You are cared for. You are loved. Although you do ultimately have to do it by yourself, there is help and support here for you and you’re not alone. Big hugs my friend. Lots of love. Glad you’ve posted. Hope something you’ve looked at has helped you some.
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It’s funny and nice how this meme -the one about mentally labelling an emotion I’m feeling instead of letting it posses me- helped me this morning, relabelling the feeling in my stomach from anxiety (of working a trial shift at a possible new workplace) to excitement. And thus gaining a feeling of positivity and control over it instead of it overflowing and possessing me.
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I wish there was a straight answer to this. As I’ve seen that sharing (especially here where so many can respond) for some can be just as traumatic as the actual experience.
You are loved my friend and you are not alone. You know that PMs are an option if you need to chat. I do hope that you continue to post (with whatever details or share that suits you) as shutting down is harmful on many levels.
Hope you managed some sleep 
Much love to you Renee,
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thanks for sharing , I’m glad you did, these quotes are to talk about. They are not absolute truths and can be interpreted in many ways.
I’ll share my view of the statement. The reason we need to calm our own storm is to build capacity for self-reliance and emotional regulation.
The idea is not to shut down. If you need to vent here, its better you do if the current other option is to shut down. Always share.
Learning to calm our storms is simply to exercise our observations skills towards our situations, our emotions. We learn also to trust ourselves, our decisions.
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I’ve been mindful of that ever since I saw that meme/quote you shared and it’s helped me tremendously to acknowledge and label whatever it is I’m feeling. 
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That is beautiful, thank you so much for posting it. 
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I need to check all of the above and I wish I was joking. I will get thru this.
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Hang tight Sass. Deep breaths, and this too shall pass. 🩷
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Thank you so much!!
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We all need that reminder sometime. Sending a hug your way.
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