“I hate sitting with my feelings,” Indira mumbled. She thought back to all the times she’d told her patients the same exact phrase and wondered how much they had despised her and her advice in those moments. “If sitting with them were comfortable, we wouldn’t let them fester until they infected our hearts and our heads. But we avoid. We throw ourselves into work or vices or others because it’s easier to focus on those things than our own hurt.”
