Do You Use Distraction to Not Feel Your Feelings?

Jesus told us that there would be no escaping the hardships of living here on this broken earth with broken people. Yet the pain, disappointment, and fear of day-to-day life can sometimes be more than we can handle. Instead of dealing with our emotions, we distract ourselves, numb ourselves and avoid them for as long as possible.

How about you? Do you find yourselves doing anything and everything but dealing with your painful emotions? If so, you'll want to give this episode a listen and consider how to set the distractions aside and make room to process the emotions that may be keeping you from moving forward.


Resources:
How to Cope With Emotion Using Distraction
https://www.verywellmind.com/coping-with-emotions-with-distraction-2797606

How to Stop Seeking Distractions from Your Emotions
https://www.wikihow.health/Stop-Seeking-Distraction-from-Your-Emotions

9 Really Bad Things that Happen to Your Health When you Avoid your Emotion
https://www.inc.com/peter-economy/9-really-bad-things-that-happen-to-your-health-when-you-avoid-feeling-your-emotions.htl