maybe you don't need to analyze every feeling
This is sort of a follow up to my last post, where I wrote about a keen sense of sadness I experienced earlier this morning, and analyzed the reasons behind it. It felt incredibly productive at the time.
But now it's late afternoon, and the feeling is totally gone. Why? Did I process it by analysis? I'm not convinced. I have a suspicion that it would have gone away on its own.
Like many people, I introspect very often, sometimes to an excessive degree that does more harm than good. There was some truth in that feeling this morning for sure, but I think it was mostly a product of fatigue. I really needed food and a short nap. And then the feeling went away.
Maybe it's not productive to analyze every feeling and constantly try to solve myself.