Feeling Bad: the Effects of Holding in Emotions

Feeling Bad: The Effects of Holding in Emotions

That person that always has a smug look. Or a person that always snaps at the littlest road block that enters their life. Or a person that stays home all the time and never socializes. These are a few examples of reactions that can happen from not knowing how to express their emotions. Emotions are all different types of feelings good or bad. The stronger the emotion the more of a toll it will take on a person’s body. Emotions control thoughts, feelings, and actions in a person’s everyday life. There are different effects for each person that does not express their emotions properly; for example, insomnia, depression, and alcoholism.

One effect is insomnia. There is an estimated “30 to 50 percent” of people being affected by insomnia and a third of that is chronic (Emedicinehealth). Stress, anxiety, and even depression can cause insomnia and all can come from emotions not being handled properly. Stress can come from all different places like home, work, or even just financial. Insomnia is not being able to sleep at night, thinking of things that could have been done differently, or things that cannot be changed. Talking to someone and getting feelings and thoughts out may help in this situation. Insomnia affects a person’s health causing lack of concentration, headaches, fatigue, and irritability. People need to sleep at night to help them remember all the things they have learned and did the day before. All the affects from insomnia can also cause depression.

Another effect from holding in emotions can be depression. Depression is one of the most common mental health problems in the United States. An estimated seventeen million people are affected from depression each year. Around “two percent of children and four percent of teens” make up parts of this large number, and these statistics increase with age (Screening for Mental Health). With age it keeps going up, “6.5 million are depressed at the age of sixty-five”...