On the
page, "How do people react in a Pandemic?", the Nieman foundation states under the heading "
Five principle bulwarks against denial" that people should feel entitled to feel fear. This is SO important! I believe that this piece of advice stretches over many other areas where emotions are concerned. When people know that they are entitled to feel what they are feeling, they get to cope with that feeling better. This leads to people who are able to deal with their circ**stances and not living in denial.
I believe that the truth will set you free, and telling people that they are entitled to their feelings, is the truth and its one step closer to setting them free and helping them handling their circ**stances in a mature way. It is important though that we also remind people that even though they are entitled to their feelings, their reactions to those feelings, remains their choice and their actions are not justified by their emotions.
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