Interrupting thoughts vs suppressing emotions

Interrupting thoughts vs suppressing emotions

From Before You Kill Yourself: a suicide prevention podcast. by Leo Flowers

April 13, 2026 · 13 min · Episode 818

About this episode

This episode explores the difference between interrupting thoughts and suppressing emotions, emphasizing the importance of allowing emotions to exist without control.

This episode explores the difference between interrupting thoughts and suppressing emotions—and how trying to control what we feel can quietly keep us stuck. I share how I’ve learned to stop feeding the mental loop while still allowing emotions to move, instead of shutting them down. Why interrupting thoughts can accidentally suppress emotions The hidden ways we avoid feeling (and why they backfire) How to let emotions exist without making them bigger A simple, real-time process for breaking rumination The shift from controlling feelings → allowing them to move Thrive With Leo Coaching :  If you want to reduce your psychological pain, regain your purpose and forge your own path, go to  www.thrivewithleo.com to begin your journey. If you or anyone you know is considering suicide or self-harm, or is anxious, depressed, upset, or needs to talk, there are people who want to help: In the US:  Crisis Text Line : Text CRISIS to 741741 for free, confidential crisis counseling.  The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline : 1-800-273-8255 or 988 The Trevor Project : 1-866-488-7386 Outside the US: International Association for Suicide Prevention  lists a number of…

Topics covered

  • interrupting thoughts
  • suppressing emotions
  • mental health
  • emotional processing
  • rumination

Keywords

  • psychological pain
  • self-improvement
  • coaching
  • Crisis Text Line
  • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Thrive With Leo Coaching

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