Podcast #21 – Learning to tolerate positive emotions

Podcast #21 – Learning to tolerate positive emotions

Conversations with Carolyn Spring
Conversations with Carolyn Spring
Podcast #21 – Learning to tolerate positive emotions
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In this episode

This podcast episode was recorded live and off the cuff, and as well as listening to it on your favourite podcast provider, you can watch the video of it on our YouTube channel.

We’re often used to the idea that it’s hard to tolerate distressing emotions. But for many of us as trauma survivors, we can be easily triggered by positive emotions too. Good feelings can be strange, novel and frightening. When we’ve experienced grooming, they can appear to be the prelude to abuse. And they can feel just plain wrong! In this podcast I look at why we can find positive emotions so difficult, and what we can do about it.

3 Comments

  • Wendy Fremin on 1 August 2024 at 1:47 am

    I never thought of that!
    It is hard to handle positive feelings. Thanks for the insights.
    Wendy Fremin- Survivor

  • Linda Bell on 1 August 2024 at 10:32 am

    How articulate and clearly explained
    Quite profound

  • Renee Fredrickson on 3 October 2024 at 5:47 pm

    Thank you for this contribution!

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