Your Emotions Are Not the Enemy
Jun 18, 2025
🌟 Your Emotions Are Not the Enemy 🌟
Here’s something I wish someone had told me earlier in my healing journey:
Your emotions are not your enemy.
So many of us grow up hearing messages like:
- “Don’t cry.”
- “Don’t be so emotional.”
- “Just get over it.”
- “You’re too sensitive.”
Or we experience people around us shutting down or exploding when emotions surface — teaching us (often without words) that emotions are scary, dangerous, or should be avoided.
Over time, it’s easy to believe that emotions are something to fear, stuff down, numb or control at all costs. But here’s the truth:
Emotions are simply information.
They are not good or bad. They are messengers telling you about what you’re experiencing in your body, mind, and spirit — and what you believe about yourself or the world around you.
When you feel sadness, it might be telling you about a need for comfort or connection.
When you feel anger, it might be alerting you to a boundary being crossed.
When you feel fear, it could be pointing to a need for safety or reassurance.
None of these feelings mean there is something “wrong” with you. They simply mean you are human.
And here’s the beautiful part:
Just because you feel an emotion doesn’t mean it has the authority to make decisions for you.
You can feel your emotions. You can listen to them. You can learn from them.
And then—you can choose how to respond.
You are not your emotions.
You are the beautiful, whole person who can choose how to interact with your emotions.
When you begin to understand this, you move from being a passenger in your emotional life to being the driver. You begin to shift from reacting to responding. You stop being ruled by old patterns and begin living with intention and compassion.
👉 Week 3 in the TDAH! Transformational Guide & Daily Workbook, we take a deep dive into this process — specifically how to move from dependence to independence in your healing journey — so check it out!
For now, remember this:
It’s all a beautiful process. 🌸
There is no rush, no perfection required.
So be kind to yourself as you learn, explore, and experience all of YOU — emotions and all.
With love,
Polly 💛