Key Points
When our emotions are not acknowledged and addressed for a long time, we learn to hide them and make up a tough exterior..
This further causes damage to our emotional health as we learn to sweep the tough decisions under the rug and leave them there..
This causes emotional avoidance later in life when we are not able to express ourselves or address the emotions faced by us..
Addressing this, Psychotherapist Emily H Sanders wrote, Its important to understand that many of these behaviors developed as a form of self-protection (often developed when we were young to adapt to our family of origin but can also develop later in life for various reasons)..
Maintaining a tough exterior when we need help shows how much we avoid addressing our own emotions..
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