You MUST confront the negative

Time for me to post some recent finds. This is an excellent article, and it should be accessible to everyone, no paywall. The most important takeaway:

"... the desire to avoid what’s unpleasant (and seek what’s pleasant) is part of human nature. But avoiding unpleasant emotions—rather than accepting them—only increases our psychological distress, inflexibility, anxiety, and depression, diminishing our well-being."​

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/what-happens-when-you-embrace-dark-emotions (What Happens When You Embrace Dark Emotions)