Many of us look for solutions to our external problems such as how to be prettier, how to get stronger, or how to attract a partner. We tend to forget to take care of our inner selves like we do our outer selves. We forget to show ourselves care, compassion, and patience.
When we experience something hurtful, both inside and out, it’s important to give your body time to heal. We can physically feel where we hurt such as our heads ache, our bones break, and cuts form scars. These physical reminders allow us to see how things are healing. We have a visual on the progress. Once a scar has healed over or a bone has mended, we can go back to living our normal lives.
Inside, however, we don’t have these physical reminders to let us know if we are fully healed or not. Our hearts break and our emotions cause us anxiety and stress. We can be just as injured on the inside as we can be on the outside. However, we can gloss over this inner hurt by jumping into new relationships, pretending like everything is ok, or hiding away from our close friends and family.
Inner healing is just as important as physical healing.
Here are a few ways to make sure you are taking care of your inner self:
- Healing requires time, but you can track your progress. The first step to healing your inner self is to release the emotions you have attached to the experience, whether it was a relationship or a bad situation. There might be a lot of guilt, pain, mistrust, disappointment, and anger associated with this person or event.
You might not want to relive this point in your life, and that’s totally understandable. However, it is important to heal from this experience by fully letting go of the emotions you have.
2. The second part of healing your insides is forgiving. You need to forgive yourself and anyone else involved in your experience. By letting go of emotion, you can clear your mind and heart to make room for forgiveness.
3. Time and experience teaches us so much about life. With every experience, good and bad, we have something to learn. Once you’ve let go of emotion and forgiven yourself and others, it’s important to sit back and think about the lesson you need to learn from that situation. This can take time and perspective, so never rush this step.
4. The final step is fully letting go of that experience. Of course, you still lived it, and of course it is still part of your life; however, you have let go of anger and negativity and have begun to live in the present moment again.
Some of these steps take more time than others, and some steps may need to be repeated until you experience total healing. This process is important and should never be rushed.
Healing needs to occur on the inside and the outside. Take time to take care of your inner self as well as your physical body.
The point about tracking one’s emotional healing is intriguing. It is much harder to gauge compared to physical healing, but it is just as necessary. This could potentially be a useful practice for mental health professionals to incorporate.
The idea of giving oneself time to heal emotionally is critical and cannot be overstated. Society often pressures us to ‘move on’ quickly, but true healing requires time and patience.
Well, if healing were as easy as ‘letting go’ and ‘forgiving,’ we’d all be monks living in perfect harmony. It’s much more nuanced than that. Life isn’t a self-help book.
I couldn’t agree more with the idea that inner healing is as crucial as physical healing. It’s a concept often overlooked in our fast-paced society. The steps outlined here provide a thoughtful and comprehensive approach to truly nurturing oneself from the inside out.
I find the suggested step of learning from experiences to be particularly beneficial. It aligns well with the concept of post-traumatic growth, where individuals can find positive outcomes from adverse situations.
Oh, come on! The idea of ‘healing’ your inner self by forgiving everyone just sounds like a bunch of new-age nonsense to me. The real world doesn’t operate on such idealistic principles.
While the article does offer a good framework for inner healing, I think it’s also important to note that professional help should be sought when needed. Sometimes self-help methods are not enough.
While the importance of inner healing cannot be denied, the steps mentioned seem rather simplistic. Real emotional pain isn’t something that can be resolved through mere ‘forgiveness’ or ‘learning lessons.’ It’s much more complex than that.
Flower, you’re right. Real emotional pain requires more than just surface-level solutions. Professional help and therapy might also be necessary.
I beg to differ. Sometimes simplicity is what we need in the midst of our emotional turmoil. The basics of forgiveness and learning can serve as powerful tools for inner peace.
The article raises a very valid point about the importance of inner healing. Often, we tend to overlook our emotional well-being while focusing on our physical health. The steps provided offer a structured approach to emotional recovery.
I agree with you both. Emotional resilience can be developed through these steps, leading to overall better mental health.
Indeed, the emphasis on forgiveness as part of the healing process is particularly crucial. Many people struggle with this step, but it is essential for emotional freedom.
This article is so enlightening! It’s a reminder that self-care isn’t just about what you can see, but also about the unseen battles we all face. It offers a gentle yet insightful guide on how to tackle emotional wounds.
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