50+ Check-In October 25-28, 2021

Happy Monday everyone, I hope you’re having a wonderful day 😊
When you express your feelings you might feel better about yourself and the situation you are in. It can feel awkward at first, but the more you talk about feelings the easier it will get. However, not everyone can express their feelings easily, sometimes people need to find other ways to express them before they can talk about what’s going on.
One way to express yourself is creating a feeling collage, a collection of for example photos, emojis, objects etc. that express different emotions.
Self-expression can have numerous benefits in addition to the literal creation of an art piece.
Do you find it easy to express how you feel?
What is your favorite way to express emotions other than in words?
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@amiablePeace77
Do you find it easy to express how you feel? I like expressing feelings in a solo manner.
@soulsings
Nice that singing helps you to express yourself emotionally. I read somewhere that singing is almost like a natural anti-depressant and makes us feel happier.
@soulsings
I write and scribble as a way of trying to find a way to get the bad feelings out. Sometimes I find a DYI project to do that I can beat the heck out of.
@soulsin
Good morning. Hoping for a better week, rock bottom is lonely.
@ruffneckred
It sure is. I'm here with you. Life won't get better for a while.
@amiablePeace77
Hi Ami:
Do you find it easy to express how you feel?
I generally don’t find it easy. Tend to keep things bottled up inside.
What is your favorite way to express emotions other than in words?
I live alone, so I sometimes just scream.
I don't find it easy to express my feelings. It's hard to sort them out, first of all, because there's usually a complicated mixture. I'm a man, and I was taught to keep my feelings to myself when I was a little boy. It was drilled into me. Now it's istill difficult to describe them. I can't find any way other than words to express them, either.
@WharfRat
I do it by words too @Wharf!
@WharfRat
Sadly, in the olden days many boys were brought up not to express their feelings and some had to suffer from this for the rest of their lives. Sorry you were told to keep quiet about it too, I can only imagine how hard it must have been particularly at a young age to suppress what you feel. I hope coming here will help you to open up. Using a Wheel of Emotions/Emotion Chart can be very helpful to identify feelings.
My heart is broken because my fiance's cancer is too advanced for treatment, and he doesn't have much time left. We live an hour apart. I was supposed to see him today, but he's not up for a visit, so he asked me not to come. I don't know when/if I will see him again.
@pattirose
I'm so sorry to hear about your fiance's cancer. I can't even imagine how painful it must be for you to get through the day knowing there is only little time left. It must have been hard for you to hear that he was not up for a visit, maybe he did not want you to see him suffering, maybe he just wanted to come to terms with it. This is something one can never prepare for. Know that we are here for you if you want to chat, hugs ❤️
@pattirose
Has he stopped taking chemotherapy?