Dry Emotional Well

"I grew up with a dry emotional well. I didn`t want to know more because I didn`t know there was more to learn - we didn`t discuss feelings. We didn`t do vulnerability. If we happened to get so overwhelmed by emotion that tears or a look of fear physically breached our tough veneer, we were promptly and not-too-subtly reminded that emotions don`t fix problems - they make them worse. Doing, not feeling, fixes problems." - Brené Brown, PhD, LMSW

"Nobody wants to be around a person that is feeling sorry for herself. Stop crying." - My father