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Yes, knowing and understanding that you're not alone in your feelings and experiences is super important too.

Another piece is understanding your body's feelings and your emotions. Many people aren't taught how to understand their feelings and emotions, especially men. This is NOT automatic. It is not difficult, but it can be very hard and unpleasant. Everyone needs to be taught how to process emotions, emotionally healthy people are taught this as children.

But to balance this a bit.

You, as a person, are never wrong, but you are still accountable for your actions/words. This is an important distinction to keep in mind.



What resource can you recommend for identifying one’s own emotions?


HealthyGamer_gg is a great YouTube channel for getting started. I'm unsure of his coaching services; he's trying something very hard to scale, so I'd be wary.

However, his knowledge and prepared materials are great, though they seem to be aimed at an extremely jaded and cynical audience.

Therapist Explains Why You Don't Feel Anything Anymore... (Alexithymia 101) [1] is great entry point.

Another fantastic resource is The power of vulnerability[2].

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pQBdZ3RdfA&t=1

[2] https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_the_power_of_vulnerabi...




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