I think one of the biggest things I've learned this year is that sometimes you just have to sit and feel your feelings. Whether that's alone or with someone. Without trying to numb them. And yeah, it's really really uncomfortable. Sometimes you'd rather scream and throw things instead. But it has to be done sooner or later. And when you just sit and allow yourself to feel stuff without judging those feelings, that's when you realize you're really just making a bigger deal of it is, or you realize the real reason you were so upset which is sometimes completely different than you originally thought. And sometimes when you do you suddenly just know exactly what you need to do or say to make it better.
But I think it'd be really nice if every bad experience wasn't just a life lesson. Maybe that's part of growing up.
