Hi, Amy,

I can totally relate to your feelings of grief and negativity — I have been there before!  I think it’s really important to express feelings as they come up, and not deny them.  It’s not easy, but it’s part of the process of growth and becoming more mentally healthy.

Here’s a suggestion which is off the emotional topic, but which I have found very helpful.  I discovered a few years ago that when I eat most kinds of corn-containing foods (especially corn syrup, and a lot of foods contain high-fructose corn syrup), I get very depressed the next day.  It may be a sensitivity or allergy, I don’t know, but the effects of corn on my system are very depressive.

This isn’t to say that we don’t also have difficult emotions, but you might investigate food allergies — you can Google “elimination diet” to find out more.

Wishing you peace….