{"id":3916,"date":"2021-01-17T15:18:51","date_gmt":"2021-01-17T14:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/towncryyers.com\/?p=3916"},"modified":"2021-01-17T15:18:56","modified_gmt":"2021-01-17T14:18:56","slug":"dont-feel-grateful-thats-okay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/towncryyers.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/17\/dont-feel-grateful-thats-okay\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Feel Grateful? That\u2019s Okay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Forced Gratitude can make you feel worse.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Sarah Epstein<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a lot of pressure to feel grateful for health and well-being right now. After all, so many others are in terrible pain. Gratitude can increase our level of satisfaction, help us see beyond a crisis, and train the mind to look for positives. Yet the pressure to feel grateful can turn gratitude from a source of relief into a source of self-torment. Gratitude is great, but not when it\u2019s guilt-ridden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>What does guilty gratitude sound like?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I should feel grateful&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">because others have it so much worse<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">because I have a roof over my head<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">because I don\u2019t have cancer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">because I have so much support<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">because I made it this far<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet forcing gratitude during a crisis does not work. People who try to guilt themselves into a grateful state by comparing their pain to others\u2019 may unintentionally delegitimize their feelings and worsen rather than improve their mental health. They may feel responsible for feeling grateful rather than anxious, stuck, hurt, or overwhelmed. The attempt to feel grateful becomes a way to dismiss or reject uncomfortable feelings without honoring or addressing them. Gratitude becomes the weapon of choice against the self.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Signs That You Are Misusing Gratitude<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your tone is accusatory; gratitude becomes a rebuke. You yell at yourself: Feel grateful! You feel as if you&#8217;ve failed when you struggle to find that gratitude. You probably use the word should to tell yourself how to feel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You decide you don\u2019t deserve to feel pain. You compare your lot to others and conclude that your situation does not warrant painful feelings. Introducing gratitude becomes an exercise in ranking pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You try to replace your painful feelings with forced gratitude. Gratitude becomes a way to tell yourself that you\u2019re not entitled to your feelings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">None of this is to say that gratitude should not be cultivated as a practice\u2014it can be life-changing when done well and particularly helpful during a crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Here are rules for using gratitude when everything feels overwhelming.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Allow yourself to feel your feelings: The first rule of gratitude is to allow yourself to be in pain, even if things could be worse, even if others have it worse, even if you\u2019ve felt worse in the past. Allow yourself to feel and move through those feelings instead of immediately throwing gratitude at them to make them go away. You cannot successfully shame yourself out of your feelings by telling yourself to be grateful. Instead, gratitude can supplement those things and perhaps gently replace them over time, though not through force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Validate your feelings: Before you invite in gratitude, validate your own feelings. Tell yourself that your feelings are OK. Notice them, notice where you feel them in your body, and welcome them. There can be no true gratitude without validation. If you try to force gratitude on yourself before reaching this point, you may end up feeling bullied into feeling something different. It will backfire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Make room for both difficult feelings and gratitude: Gently allow yourself to see if you feel the capacity for gratitude alongside your other difficult feelings. Perhaps it sounds like: I feel so overwhelmed. I also feel really grateful that I have support to help me through it. Or perhaps it sounds like: This is so hard. I\u2019m glad I have the safety net to get me through this tough stretch while I figure things out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Try again later: Maybe in a moment of overwhelming hurt, you cannot access gratitude. That\u2019s OK. When the crisis subsides and things feel calmer, try again to access it in a more healthy way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gratitude is gentle, positive, and welcoming; it should not bludgeon a person or induce shame. As we work our way through this moment in time, you may notice the pressure to feel grateful for whatever blessings you have access to. As you hear those messages and perhaps try to internalize them, notice whether gratitude has become an ally or another source of pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Originally published at Psychology Today<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forced Gratitude can make you feel worse. By Sarah Epstein There is a lot of pressure to feel grateful for health and well-being right now. After all, so many others are in terrible pain. 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