RIHANNA

When we hide our pain and isolate ourselves, we throw away the most powerful antidepressant: loving support from people who care about us.

You don’t need coping strategies when you’re sad discouraged, or helpless. You need people. You need support. You need someone to give you a hug ...

Shame can be more troubling than guilt. It's hard for some people to separate their actions from who they are as a person. The downsides of shame:

• Decreases self-esteem - you tend to think that every negative action says something about who you are.
• Promotes unethical behavi...

Emotions don’t go away when we hide them. If anything, they control us even more; we just don’t realize it.