Feel Human Quote by Adriana Hunter
““Don’t ever be sorry, Serena, for letting yourself feel. Without that, we’re not human. We’re no better than our killer. We’re nothing more than animals.””
About This Quote
Source Poem: (unknown) by Adriana Hunter, 2021
Suppressing emotions dehumanizes us; feeling fully is essential to our humanity
In simple terms: Allow yourself to feel to stay human
Key Takeaway
Embrace emotions, reject animalistic denial
Themes
humanity
emotion
vulnerability
self-acceptance
identity
Mood
empathetic
introspective
raw
Type
Feel Human:1
Letting Feel:1
Sorry Serena:0
Serena Letting:0
Killer Animals:0
When to use this quote
- Therapy
- artistic expression
- personal relationships
- mindfulness practice
Key Concepts
psychology
existentialism
self-compassion
Questions to Reflect On
- How can you balance feeling and rationality?
- What practices nurture healthy emotional expression?
A Different Perspective
Overemphasis on feeling may cause instability
![“When [our secrets] are sad and hurtful secrets, like my father's death, we can in a way honor the hurt by letting ourselves feel it as we never let ourselves feel it before, and then, having felt it, by laying it aside; we can start to take care of ourselves the way we take care of people we love.” quote by Frederick Buechner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a6a/frederick-buechner-883_care_when-our-secrets-are-sad-and-hurtful-sec_2037703.jpg)
