My latest epiphany through therapy: I watch sad movies and K-dramas to process sadness I don’t allow myself to feel. ⁣ ⁣ My therapist asked me why, I said “because I have to get up, take care of my kids, work, be responsible.” ⁣ ⁣ Then it occurred to me that sadness is an emotion I don’t feel much. I do feel it, but I push it aside within 5 minutes. No, maybe less than that. It makes me very uncomfortable to cry, and when I do, it’s normally in secret when I’m alone. Sometimes it hits me at random times like on my way home after school drop off, or when I’m lying alone in a hotel room on a business trip.⁣ ⁣ When was the last time you allowed yourself to feel sadness? ⁣ ⁣ Grief comes in many forms, and we don’t have to lose something or someone significant to feel sad.⁣ ⁣ Sometimes it can be due to loss of a life we once knew, loss of a dream, loss of what we thought to be true.⁣ ⁣ These personal posts normally stay in my stories but some of you asked me to share publicly so here it is. I know this won’t be the next viral post but I hope it reaches the right person who needs to hear it.⁣ ⁣ You’re not alone in your secret sadness and there’s nothing wrong with talking to someone about it. 🫶🏼⁣ ⁣ #mommydiary #mentalhealthawareness