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Many years ago, when I took my first class about healing
emotions, I learned a long list of negative emotions. I
memorized them (as part of my homework) and to this day, I
can run through that list in my mind in a matter of seconds.
They are: “Overwhelm, fear, terror, guilt, shame, anger,
burden, betrayal, jealousy, judgment, resentment, low self-
worth, sadness, feeling out of control, needing to control, and
hate.” Today, when I teach workshops, I review both
negative and positive emotions and I ask the class to help me
write them out on a white board. All the originals (above)
appear each time. These are a solid list of the destructive,
negative emotions that universally affect each and every one
of us--regardless of our individual stories.
With the advances of medical science in our century, we are
well aware today of destructive substances that hurt our
bodies and ruin our minds. We could list them out as well.
And had I attended medical school, I’m sure I’d have a
running list of them inside my mind that I could rattle out in
seconds.
Let me tell you, there is not much difference between some
destructive, physical substances and some destructive,
negative emotions. As my friend, Peggy McColl, has written
in her book, Your Destiny Switch, “Negative feelings are so
powerful that they can be dangerous to your mental and
physical health. They may even affect you at the cellular
level, causing disease and premature aging. In fact, the
state of anger, hatred, or resentment is a form of death. If
you give in to negative emotions consistently, you can
actually die of a broken heart or become so enraged or upset
that you suffer a fatal heart attack.” The truth is, happy
people are optimistic people and they do have a track record
of living longer, looking younger, and having fewer health
problems. Happy people do not allow destructive emotions to
run ramped through their mind and bodies daily.
While Peggy’s book emphasizes the power we have to
change our emotions and choose a different emotional
response, there is a positive in these otherwise destructive
emotional responses. Here’s how they can serve you if you
let them.
Negative emotions are signals to other problems. View your
mind and body as a robotic computer for a moment. Imagine
that a negative emotion is equal to a red, flashing light,
indicating a core problem in your operating system. Perhaps
your negative emotions indicate a weakness in the body or
the mind, or they indicate a limiting belief system or a false
perception that’s got you stuck.
When negative emotions are observed and attended to in
this way, negative emotions can become terrific warning lights
to our complex mind, body, and conscious. However, when
they are ignored, suppressed, or denied, they will destroy,
eventually.
For this week’s homework, notice your negative
emotions. If you’re able to switch them quickly by thinking
positively—do it! If not, explore the root of these emotions.
See where they lead you and work to heal them at their
origin. If you need assistance, use any of the programs
available on this site (http://www.rebeccahintze.com/store.
html), contact me at Rebecca@rebeccahintze.com, or seek
professional assistance.
Many blessings,
Rebecca Linder Hintze
emotions, I learned a long list of negative emotions. I
memorized them (as part of my homework) and to this day, I
can run through that list in my mind in a matter of seconds.
They are: “Overwhelm, fear, terror, guilt, shame, anger,
burden, betrayal, jealousy, judgment, resentment, low self-
worth, sadness, feeling out of control, needing to control, and
hate.” Today, when I teach workshops, I review both
negative and positive emotions and I ask the class to help me
write them out on a white board. All the originals (above)
appear each time. These are a solid list of the destructive,
negative emotions that universally affect each and every one
of us--regardless of our individual stories.
With the advances of medical science in our century, we are
well aware today of destructive substances that hurt our
bodies and ruin our minds. We could list them out as well.
And had I attended medical school, I’m sure I’d have a
running list of them inside my mind that I could rattle out in
seconds.
Let me tell you, there is not much difference between some
destructive, physical substances and some destructive,
negative emotions. As my friend, Peggy McColl, has written
in her book, Your Destiny Switch, “Negative feelings are so
powerful that they can be dangerous to your mental and
physical health. They may even affect you at the cellular
level, causing disease and premature aging. In fact, the
state of anger, hatred, or resentment is a form of death. If
you give in to negative emotions consistently, you can
actually die of a broken heart or become so enraged or upset
that you suffer a fatal heart attack.” The truth is, happy
people are optimistic people and they do have a track record
of living longer, looking younger, and having fewer health
problems. Happy people do not allow destructive emotions to
run ramped through their mind and bodies daily.
While Peggy’s book emphasizes the power we have to
change our emotions and choose a different emotional
response, there is a positive in these otherwise destructive
emotional responses. Here’s how they can serve you if you
let them.
Negative emotions are signals to other problems. View your
mind and body as a robotic computer for a moment. Imagine
that a negative emotion is equal to a red, flashing light,
indicating a core problem in your operating system. Perhaps
your negative emotions indicate a weakness in the body or
the mind, or they indicate a limiting belief system or a false
perception that’s got you stuck.
When negative emotions are observed and attended to in
this way, negative emotions can become terrific warning lights
to our complex mind, body, and conscious. However, when
they are ignored, suppressed, or denied, they will destroy,
eventually.
For this week’s homework, notice your negative
emotions. If you’re able to switch them quickly by thinking
positively—do it! If not, explore the root of these emotions.
See where they lead you and work to heal them at their
origin. If you need assistance, use any of the programs
available on this site (http://www.rebeccahintze.com/store.
html), contact me at Rebecca@rebeccahintze.com, or seek
professional assistance.
Many blessings,
Rebecca Linder Hintze
Destructive, Negative Emotions
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