Dr. Matt B: Psychologist
dr--mattb.bsky.social
Dr. Matt B: Psychologist
@dr--mattb.bsky.social
You deserve the best info & support! Research-based #mentalhealth info and #copingtips📱🎬 by #professor and #PhD #therapist 🏖😎 San Diego, CA
If we just suppress our emotions, then we never end up doing anything to help meet our needs 😐🫤🤔

People can end up feeling frustrated in situations where they're not getting their needs met. That's one way that frustration and anger can repeatedly come up when... (contd)
September 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Asserting our needs can help us not suppress how we feel! ☝🏼🗣

When we calmly and diplomatically let other people know what we need, then they may modify their behavior or provide support to help us get what we need. 🗣👏🏼🤓😎

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September 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Suppressing emotions does make us miss out on opportunities to use more effective strategies!🤔🫤

When we suppress our emotions, we miss out on opportunities to use more effective strategies for meeting our needs and regulating our emotions ....
September 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Some individuals may take longer to recover from suppressing difficult emotions, such as anxiety, anger, and general distress. But it's not that we build up a store of psychic energy that has nowhere to go after a while, and then just explodes 🍾🙅🏻‍♂️🤔🤓😌😎

Learn more at the link below!
September 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM