Don’t worry, nothing’s wrong with you.

Maybe you were thinking, “What’s wrong with me? Nothing happened?”

Soo… something actually did happen. We’ll break it down here — exactly what’s going on with you and how this is actually a good thing.

Is this the first time you’ve put away your phone, stopped doing something for a while?

This is because for the first time in a while, your mind stopped suppressing your feelings.

A younger version of you finally feels safe

We all carry younger emotional states: feelings and memories from childhood that never fully got processed.

Therapists call this the inner child.

A part of you still feels what you felt back then. And that part has been waiting for while.

Does a part of you feel lonely? Or small?

Meditation and yoga can give this inner child space, for it to feel what you’ve been suppressing in your day to day life, because another part of you is too afraid of feeling such overwhelming emotions.

Don’t worry, you’re normal. And you’re at the right place.

You're connecting to emotions you pushed down

Many of us like to sweep our emotions under the rug because it’s easier, safer and normalized in our hectic society.

We have endless tasks on our to-do lists, infinite things to do at work.

Mindfulness trains attention to thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations in the present moment.

Research links it with better emotion regulation. That means, when you meditate for the first time, you can let these emotions surface.

This is an extremely healthy thing that happened to you.

Your emotions needed to come out, and you finally felt it. Do you feel better?

Grief becomes visible when pause

Grief doesn’t necessarily mean someone died here.

Grief can be about a breakup, friendship ending, a past version of yourself, or even over a parent who can’t love you the way you want to be loved.

If a lot has been going on for you, you might not had cried when it happened. But that grief stays within you.

If grief shows up, welcome it. It’s perfectly normal to cry when grieving. And it’s perfectly normal to grief.

Sometimes the tears mean relief

Sometimes, your tears mean relief. Your system finally putting something down.

Maybe it’s cause you went through a rough, stressful time. You’ve been managing, staying small… Deciding whether to say something or let it go. All in all, your body was under a lot of stress.

Meditation or yoga stops all that. It helps you stop managing, letting the body exhale.

What to do when you cry during meditation or yoga

Don't force them away. It’s perfectly normal! Try this:

1. Name the emotion Sadness, grief, relief, shame, loneliness, fear, exhaustion

2. Find the thought What showed up before the tears? "No one stays." "I'm tired." "I wish someone took care of me."

3. Notice the body Tight chest. Full throat. Heavy stomach?

4. Name the urge Text. Fix. Hide. Run. Ask for comfort

5. Choose one self-care action Journal with a tool like the Attached app, do an inner-child meditation that focuses on healing and releasing suppressed emotions. Or as simple as taking a hot bath.

The app to help you release suppressed emotions, feel less anxious immediately

Attached helps you explore your suppressed emotions and feel less anxious so you can live your best life.

The Attached app helps make this process easier with:

• Daily exercises for emotional release
• Self-Soothe Mode for tough emotional moments
• Journal prompts to find hidden emotional patterns
• Weekly insights from Eden, your coach

Download Attached for free and start working toward your best self.