🙊 Bottle Up Feelings, To 🙈
To bottle up feelings means to hold one’s emotions under tight control, much like keeping fresh grape juice in a well-sealed bottle. This metaphor for containing oneself dates from the mid-nineteenth century. Interestingly, by the early 1600s, the phrase “bottling up” began to encapsulate not only liquid but also other entities, as expressed in T. Scott’s 1622 commentary: “Vapours bottl’d up in cloudes.”
Related Terms and Expressions:
- Keep it under wraps: Maintain secrecy or control over something.
- Keep a lid on it: To maintain control, often through secrecy.
- Eat one’s heart out: Suffer from suppressed emotions.
- Keep a stiff upper lip: Show courage in the face of adversity.
Similar Terms:
- Suppress emotions: Prevent or hide feelings from being expressed.
- Internalize emotions: Keeping feelings within oneself.
- Choke back feelings: Restricting your emotions from surfacing.
Proverbs and Wisdom:
“A feeling kept inside, sometimes can save one’s pride, but too often, dashed joy denied.” — Unknown Sage
Humor-filled Quotes:
“Bottling up emotions is like high school prom: expensive, unnecessary, and someone always ends up crying in the bathroom.” — Tony Tearjerker
Books & Literature Suggestions:
- 📚 “Emotional Agility” by Susan David
- 📚 “The Heart is a Lonely Hunter” by Carson McCullers
- 📚 “Man’s Search for Meaning” by Viktor E. Frankl
Songs Listings:
- 🎶 “Hurt” by Johnny Cash
- 🎶 “Sound of Silence” by Simon & Garfunkel
- 🎶 “Under Pressure” by Queen & David Bowie
Movies & Poetry Recommendations:
- 🎬 “Inside Out” (2015) - A creative exploration of handling emotions.
- 🎬 “Good Will Hunting” (1997) - Processing and opening up emotionally.
- 📜 “Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night” by Dylan Thomas - A poetic rallying cry on emotions.
Intriguing Anecdote:
Imagine Dr. Jekyll trying not to transform into Mr. Hyde—what kept Hyde bottled up might be Jekyll’s restrained wrath—until it popped out violently.
Farewell Note:
Remember, while emotions kept inside may avoid drama momentarily, the pressure cooker, once unleashed, can clear the room faster than you can say, “bottled up!” Express freely before you burst eagerly.
