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Hi All,

I love Alex's putting a magnifying glass on what actually happens when we feel a difficult emotion. That there is anxiety layered on, over the emotion. I tend to use my understanding of the Superego when it comes to emotions!

We can be aware of the Superego as the Inner Critic with an attack. We can recognize this. More subtly, the Superego also causes anxiety, as we fear the attacks. All of this is down deep as feelings begin to emerge. Obviously this fear/anxiety around the lurking presence of the Superego will increase with difficult emotions, because the Superego is activated to prevent us from feeling. So acknowledging the element of anxiety in our emotions is key. And then discerning this layer from the actual emotions.

Britt,
I think that you are doing a powerful practice to simply sit with the emotional/energetic experience. To me this is developing a strong muscle of awareness in you.

I don't know what kind of support you are getting like coaching or counseling, but this may be needed. It is very hard to sit alone in this fire without support. Often the support helps us separate the experience into more distinct pieces, which are more understandable and workable, as Alex suggests. As a whole, the energy tends to cloud itself so that we get confused. We are not only feeling, but we are reacting to the difficult emotions. Good luck in this endeavor!!

Andy B.