Your Type
Your instinct is to swallow the discomfort first — not because you don't care, but because you need to decide whether it's worth saying, or you've already grown used to processing alone. This 'absorb first, evaluate later' approach keeps you from disturbing the atmosphere in most situations, but also means you carry a lot of unexpressed hurt over time. It doesn't disappear — it accumulates until one day it floods out all at once, and that day is rarely the right moment. Try speaking up about something small while it's fresh — not all at once, but practice opening the channel.
💡 Did you know?
Emotional suppression research shows that sustained 'emotional swallowing' significantly elevates cortisol levels in the body, increasing the risk of anxiety and stress-related conditions — the body knows what you're holding in, even if you don't say it.
PsyPals · psypals.com