"我们无法选择性地麻木情感；当我们麻木痛苦的情感时，我们也会麻木积极的情感。"
— Brene Brown
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When we try to avoid feeling sad or hurt by blocking our emotions, we also block out good feelings like happiness and love. Imagine you go through something difficult, like losing a friend. To not feel this sadness, you might try to shut off your feelings. But, doing this can also stop you from feeling joy when you spend time with other friends or family. It's like turning the volume down on a radio; you can't pick and choose which songs to hear if you lower the volume for all of them. Being open to feeling all emotions, even the tough ones, lets you also fully enjoy the positive moments in life. So, it's better to allow yourself to feel everything rather than trying to block out the bad stuff.
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