Dealing With Suppressed Emotions
Emotional Healing Handbook | 佚名 UnknownThere are different levels of suppression. The first level is when a person suppresses his emotions and rationalizes. In such case,
• Tell them that’s what they are rationalizing
• Ask them to feel the emotions prior to their rationalizing, and then deal with those emotions.
There are times when they would suppress at a deeper level. Why? Because the fear or hurtful emotions was too much to handle. It’s quite challenging to work with people who have suppressed most of their emotions. They can choose to feel again, but it’s difficult because they would feel all the emotions that they have suppressed since possibly childhood. In such case, be willing to work with them for several weeks if they start feeling again. After the first prayer, it’s very possible that the suppressed negative feelings could come back a few days later. This could occur several times within the following few weeks. Thus it’s very important that you walk with them during this season, and be willing to pray for them multiple times, as needed. To turn on their feelings again, just simply ask the Lord to forgive them and then ask them to choose to turn it back on in their mind.