The long-term pain suffered by suppressing emotions is far greater than the short-term pain of confronting them.

Sam Owen
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It's not the pain that you feel when you're feeling down that you need to worry about, but the pain that comes after. The one that makes you feel like you could fall apart. And the truth is, it's easier to let yourself feel sad for a moment than it is to hold it in for days or even weeks at a time. But being able to move past your pain is so much more important than being able to avoid it altogether.

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