In today's fast-paced environment, we frequently suppress or ignore our feelings, which could be bad for our mental health. The ability to pause, think, and openly accept our emotions is essential to our overall well-being.

By allowing ourselves to experience the emotions, we create space for reflection and understanding. It gives us the opportunity to identify the underlying causes of our anxiety or other powerful emotions and gives us the chance to process them. Another advantage of acknowledging our feelings is that we become more resilient emotionally and our coping mechanisms get stronger. It provides an opportunity for growth and personal development while enabling us to give meaning to our past experiences.

Additionally, when we allow ourselves to experience our emotions, we acknowledge our own feelings and develop self-compassion. We learn to accept and appreciate these feelings as a normal aspect of being human, rather than judging or criticizing ourselves for feeling a particular way. A stronger relationship with ourselves and others can be built on the basis of this self-compassion practice.