Ever noticed how your neck tightens after an argument you didn’t have?
Or how your stomach churns when you bite your tongue instead of speaking your truth?
Turns out, your body isn’t just reacting — it’s communicating.
Science has been showing what ancient wisdom always knew:
Emotions are not abstract feelings floating around.
They’re biochemical signals that affect everything from your immune system to your digestion.
When we repress emotions — especially anger — we don’t delete them. We store them. And the body keeps the score.
Anger itself isn’t toxic. It’s information. It tells us when our boundaries are being crossed or when something feels unjust.
The problem isn’t feeling angry — it’s swallowing it.
Healthy anger says, “Something’s wrong; let’s fix it.”
Unhealthy anger says nothing… until your body starts screaming in the form of headaches, chronic pain, high blood pressure, or burnout.
Dr. Gabor Maté, renowned physician and author of When the Body Says No, has spent decades studying how emotional repression leads to disease.
He explains that unexpressed emotions — especially in people who always try to “be nice” — can turn the body’s stress response into a full-time job.
💡 Curious to learn more?
Check out Dr. Gabor Maté’s interview below.
Your body (and mind) will thank you.
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The emotions we swallow can eat us up. This does not mean we need to rage at others to release our anger, or destroy our belongings to express our grief. But we can find positive ways to do that. The first step is acknowledging our feelings, rather than dismissing or repressing them.
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Exactly, Anna. Emotions are just feedback that we need to handle in the best way we can. ❤❤
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There’s a post by Cynthia Bayley on a related topic you might enjoy. You can find it here: https://cynthiabaileyrug.wordpress.com/2025/11/30/when-you-are-overly-reactive/.
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Thanks, dear. I’ll look into it. 😘
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