Many people have been so hurt in the past that they shut off their emotions...

Many people have been so hurt in the past that they shut off their emotions, this is as unhealthy as treating a physical injury by choosing to never move that body part again. It doesn’t promote healing but rather a slow decay into chronic ill health.

Most people have never been taught how to manage their emotions in a healthy way. Instead, they have had their feelings suppressed and minimized by parents or others who were supposed to love and nurture them. Eventually they internalize this self tyranny.