We label "physical" and "chemical" agents that make us ill as toxins yet we never admit to ourselves that there are also many "toxic" emotions that also make us ill. In this article I would like to expose some of the "emotional toxins" we willingly carry inside us and also discuss why we give them such immunity.

Firstly, what emotional toxins am I talking about? Well if you reflect on which emotions make you feel uncomfortable, distressed, undermine your energy and your emotional/physical health you will likely add some of the following to your list:

1. Anger

2. Guilt

3. Shame

4. Worry

5. Fear

6. Jealousy

7. Loneliness

8. Anxiety

Your first reaction to such a list might be that "Well these are normal human reactions to life's circumstances and therefore part of the human condition". In other words, you likely consider them not as "toxins" i.e. things that are foreign to you, rather you likely think of them as a normal part of you.

The very fact that you have such a perspective suggests that you have never actually stepped back and asked yourself why you have these in you at all.

If you start to ask such questions you start to uncover some very interesting answers. Answers that sound strange to the average person.

For instance, let