Repressed emotions are energy that has no space to move, shift, and release. When something triggers them, they either burst forth or burrow further down. If they do explode, the release can feel good, at least temporarily. But we must face them when they surface, otherwise their newly released energy can make us critical, judgmental, confrontational, aggressive, or even withdrawn or shut down. This behavior is an impulsive (or shadow) reaction to the shadow emotions begging to be heard, which creates more fear, more hate — and more separation.
