What is emotional sobriety in 12-step recovery?
“Emotional sobriety is the progressive identification with the spirit which precedes the personality”. It's the ability to allow without resistance any and all emotions as they arise. It’s the capacity to experience anything and everything as it arises.
Why you resist letting go: Understanding resistance to emotional freedom.
You sit down to release a painful feeling… and suddenly, you’re scrolling on your phone. Reaching for a sugary treat in the fridge. Or maybe you “forget” to practice. Convince yourself this doesn’t really work; that you’ve released enough. It can’t be beneficial to be experiencing painful sensations. Sound familiar?
How to release grief: Letting go of emotional pain.
Grief is a universal experience. One we all encounter sooner or later. At OUTSIDE help, we don’t bypass grief. We learn to release it.
How to let go: Releasing explained.
Releasing is the natural, intuitive act of allowing emotions to move through the body without resisting, analysing, suppressing or expressing them.