HEALTH & WELLNESS
OVERCOME EMOTIONAL ROOTS
OF DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND
RELATIONSHIP TROUBLES
Ever stopped to think about how bottling up negative emotions
affects your health, happiness and chances for success? Dr. Bradley
Nelson calls it a “hidden epidemic.”
Failure to acknowledge emotions leads to feelings of loneliness
and disconnection and pushes them into the subconscious, where
they can surface unexpectedly and harm relationships. Conversely,
research shows that learning to accept emotions protects people
from developing depressive symptoms in the face of stress.
“Trapped emotions are truly epidemic, and are
the insidious, invisible cause of much suffering
and illness, both physical and emotional,” Dr.
Nelson said. “Trapped emotions lower immune
function and make the body more vulnerable
to disease. They can also cause you to make
the wrong assumptions, overact to innocent
remarks, misinterpret behavior and short-circuit
relationships. Even worse, trapped emotions can
create depression, anxiety and other unwanted
feelings that you can’t seem to shake.”
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Dr. Nelson shares four practical tips on getting rid of the
emotional baggage that harms health, relationships and
opportunities for success.
Take a breather
“If you find people you are with are making you feel
stressed, go outside to get some fresh air. Ask yourself if
you’re overreacting. Recognize your feelings and analyze
what the other person meant to say. Give the other
person the benefit of the doubt.”
Shrug off stress
“Stress is caused by nagging messages about unfinished
business in the back of your mind that pop up at
inopportune moments when you’re not in a position
to act – commitments that you’ve made and not kept,
people that you’ve yet to forgive, and looming deadlines.
Renegotiate commitments if needed, and don’t forget to
plan your days.”
Find peace through forgiveness
“If someone has hurt or wronged you in some way,
and you haven’t forgiven them, your stress level will
naturally be higher. Strive for a state of acceptance and
understanding, despite the person’s negative behavior or
difficult nature. And go easy on yourself too.”
Practice choosing positive emotions
“As you get rid of the unresolved emotional baggage
from the past, you strengthen your immune system.
Practice choosing more positive emotions when you feel
resistance to situations that arise in your life.”
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Dr. Bradley Nelson has lectured internationally
on the natural healing of chronic illness and
successfully treated patients from across the
U.S. and Canada for over 20 years. He has
trained more than 2,000 practitioners worldwide
on how to help people overcome unresolved
anger, depression, anxiety, loneliness and other
negative emotions and the physical symptoms
associated with them. For more information,
visit www.drbradleynelson.com and www.
theemotioncode.com.
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