I am so sick of hearing invalidating messages about "giving away power" by acknowledging pain. I despise the destructive positive-thinking movement of denial and judgement.
The magnetics of becoming cannot be contained in the disembodied world of thought.
I find it an act of violence against an injured party, when someone who is expressing hurt, or telling stories of their victimhood is told to:
~Let it go; bad things happen to everyone. Move on.
~They are giving their power away.
~They need to work on loving themselves more.
~They are too negative/don't focus on positivity or gratitude enough.
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