Men are often told they must ‘get in touch with their feelings,’ but what does this mean and how do you do it?
Here are some strategies forgetting to know your feelings better:
• Be aware of the sensations in your body. Emotion always manifests somewhere in the body. Anger might be experienced as a flush of heat in the face, sadness as a tightening of the throat, anxiety as a knot in the stomach. Take a moment to acknowledge the feeling(s) and take a few breaths to help identify these sensations and understand what they mean.
• If you are feeling angry, ask yourself what other emotions you might be feeling? Learn to put words to what you are feeling. Often it helps to write down or brainstorm ideas before a conversation. Identifying and expressing feelings is a learned behavior – and like most things, it takes practice.
• Take the risk of showing your vulnerability with people who you feel safe with. Give yourself permission to be human; it can bring you closer to others and may even bring a sense of relief.

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