I’ve seen and heard people saying that they are doing it and often they imply it’s not something good. I’ve mostrly seen it in context of therapy and psychology.
From what i understood, this concept is a sort of false defence because it makes you feel worse or act unhealthy. But I fail to understand how it happens and what exactly in it makes it not good. Can someone explain?
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It’s good and bad. You can use it to understand your emotions better or you can use it to avoid them. Coping with emotions we don’t like can be hindered by attempts to write them off with logic, but just like “facts don’t care about your feelings”, your feelings don’t care about the facts. So you can use “intellectualizing” to actually cope in a healthy manner, to feel better about feeling them in the first place. It seems circular, but it’s about perspective.
If you are having difficulty processing your emotions, find a good CBT based licensed therapist (avoid religious or unlicensed “counselors” because Jesus isn’t going to help you understand yourself better). I think most people could benefit from therapy, but avoid it due to stigma.
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