Library / Feelings

For when you feel

Emotional Suppression / Pressure to Be Happy

Holding it together on the outside, feeling like you're not allowed to be anything but fine.

188 picks matched to this feeling

Films

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  Inside Out
  Film · 2015
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  Inside Out 2
  Film · 2024
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  Ordinary People
  Film · 1980
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  A Monster Calls
  Film · 2016
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  Drive My Car
  Film · 2021
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  Frozen
  Film · 2013
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  Melancholia
  Film · 2011
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  Perfect Days
  Film · 2023
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  Pieces of a Woman
  Film · 2020
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  Song of the Sea
  Film · 2014
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  The Babadook
  Film · 2014
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  Toni Erdmann
  Film · 2016
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  Turning Red
  Film · 2022
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  Demolition
  Film · 2015
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  Reign Over Me
  Film · 2007
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  Marley & Me
  Film · 2008

TV shows

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  Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
  TV · 2012–present
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  It's Okay to Not Be Okay
  TV · 2020
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  Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
  TV · 1968–2001
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  Never Have I Ever
  TV · 2020–2023
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  Severance
  TV · 2022–present
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  The Sopranos
  TV · 1999–2007
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  Steven Universe (incl. Steven Universe Future)
  TV · 2013–2020
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  WandaVision
  TV · 2021
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  Scrubs
  TV · 2001–2010; revived 2026–present
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  This Is Going to Hurt
  TV · 2022
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  Mindhunter
  TV · 2017–2019

Anime

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  Fruits Basket (2019)
  Anime · 2019–2021
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  Mob Psycho 100
  Anime · 2016–2022
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  Violet Evergarden
  Anime · 2018

Documentaries

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  Brené Brown: Atlas of the Heart
  Documentary · 2022
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  The Mask You Live In
  Documentary · 2015
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  Mind/Game: The Unquiet Journey of Chamique Holdsclaw
  Documentary · 2015
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  Speaking Grief
  Documentary · 2020
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  Father Soldier Son
  Documentary · 2020
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  Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now
  Documentary · 2023
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  The Work
  Documentary · 2017

Books

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  Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
  Book · 2012
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  Autobiography of John Stuart Mill
  Book · 1873
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  Drinking: A Love Story
  Book · 1996
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  Everything I Never Told You
  Book · 2014
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  The Giver
  Book · 1993
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  The Heart and the Bottle
  Book · 2010
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  Hyperbole and a Half
  Book · 2013
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  Indian Horse
  Book · 2012
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  The Invisible Child (in Tales from Moominvalley)
  Book · 1962
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  Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
  Book · 2016
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  Ordinary People (novel)
  Book · 1976
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  Purple Hibiscus
  Book · 2003
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  Reasons to Stay Alive
  Book · 2015
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  The Remains of the Day
  Book · 1989
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  Speak
  Book · 1999
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  Stitches
  Book · 2009
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  Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
  Book · 1886
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  Things Fall Apart
  Book · 1958
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  The Things They Carried
  Book · 1990
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  We Are Okay
  Book · 2017
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  Brave New World
  Book · 1932
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  Dangerous Liaisons
  Book · 1782
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  A Hero of Our Time
  Book · 1840
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  The Hours
  Book · 1998
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  Like Water for Chocolate
  Book · 1989
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  Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
  Book · 2019
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  Mrs Dalloway
  Book · 1925
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  Obasan
  Book · 1981
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  Sense and Sensibility
  Book · 1811
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  The Stranger
  Book · 1942
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  Villette
  Book · 1853
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  Ward No. 6
  Book · 1892

Games

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  Gris
  Game · 2018
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  Kind Words (lo fi chill beats to write to)
  Game · 2019
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  Life Is Strange: True Colors
  Game · 2021
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  Lost Words: Beyond the Page
  Game · 2020
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  Sea of Solitude
  Game · 2019

Songs

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  Dead Boys
  Song · 2018
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  In My Blood
  Song · 2018
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  911 / Mr. Lonely
  Song · 2017
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  Boys Don't Cry
  Song · 1979
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  Breathe
  Song · 2016
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  Experience
  Song · 2013
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  Good News
  Song · 2020
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  Happier Than Ever
  Song · 2021
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  Hard Times
  Song · 2017
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  Numb
  Song · 2003
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  Sober
  Song · 2008
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  Soundtrack 2 My Life
  Song · 2009
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  Superman (It's Not Easy)
  Song · 2000 (album; single 2001)
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  Too Good at Goodbyes
  Song · 2017
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  Triggered (Freestyle)
  Song · 2019
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  Ue o Muite Arukō
  Song · 1961
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  Wake Me Up When September Ends
  Song · 2004
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  Who You Are
  Song · 2011
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  Can You Feel My Heart
  Song · 2013
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  Last Last
  Song · 2022
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  Mad World
  Song · 1982
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  Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare)
  Song · 2009
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  Let It Go
  Song · 2013
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  Chandelier
  Song · 2014
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  Dollhouse
  Song · 2014
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  The Tears of a Clown
  Song · 1967
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  Soap
  Song · 2015
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  Big Girls Cry
  Song · 2014
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  Usseewa
  Song · 2020
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  Elephant
  Song · 2013
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  The Great Pretender
  Song · 1987
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  Hyperballad
  Song · 1996
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  fake smile
  Song · 2019
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  Northern Attitude
  Song · 2022
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  The Tracks of My Tears
  Song · 1965
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  Fake Happy
  Song · 2017
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  Fake Empire
  Song · 2007
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  Rose-Colored Boy
  Song · 2017
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  Smile
  Song · 1995
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  Behind Blue Eyes
  Song · 1971
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  C'est que du bonheur
  Song · 2022
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  Pretty Hurts
  Song · 2013
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  Father Time
  Song · 2022
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  Nightmare
  Song · 2019
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  Glory Box
  Song · 1994
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  Mama's Broken Heart
  Song · 2011
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  Samaritans
  Song · 2018
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  Mad
  Song · 2016

Albums

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  Chromatica
  Album · 2020
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  Multitude
  Album · 2022
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  Golden Hour
  Album · 2018
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  Hybrid Theory
  Album · 2000
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  Punisher
  Album · 2020
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  Sour
  Album · 2021
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  Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill
  Album · 2008

Podcasts

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  Griefcast
  Podcast · 2016–2023
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  Terrible, Thanks for Asking (now Thanks for Asking)
  Podcast · 2016–present
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  The Hilarious World of Depression
  Podcast · 2016–2020
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  Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson
  Podcast · 2016–present
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  Everything Happens with Kate Bowler
  Podcast · 2018–present
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  Inside Mental Health
  Podcast · 2016–present
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  The Man Enough Podcast
  Podcast · 2021–present (status unclear after 2024)
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  WTF with Marc Maron
  Podcast · 2009–2025

Stand-up specials

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  Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years
  Stand-up · 2025
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  Bo Burnham: Make Happy
  Stand-up · 2016
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  Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man and the Pool
  Stand-up · 2023

Videos

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  Andrew Garfield and Elmo Explain Grief | Sesame Workshop
  Video · 2024
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  Sesame Street: When Families Grieve Message for Families: Big Feelings
  Video · 2010 (When Families Grieve; upload date unconfirmed)
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  The gift and power of emotional courage | Susan David
  Video · 2017
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  The Power of Vulnerability | Brené Brown | TED
  Video · 2010
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  The Struggle Switch - By Dr. Russ Harris
  Video
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  What Do You Do With the Mad That You Feel? | Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Full Episode!
  Video · Unconfirmed (song written 1968; episode and upload year unconfirmed)
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  You aren't at the mercy of your emotions -- your brain creates them | Lisa Feldman Barrett
  Video · 2017
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  (FIXED AUDIO) Kevin Breel: Confessions of a Depressed Comic at TEDxKids@Ambleside
  Video · 2013
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  A call to men | Tony Porter
  Video · 2010
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  Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood FULL EPISODE | Daniel Gets Mad / Katerina Gets Mad | PBS KIDS
  Video · 2012 (episode first aired; upload year unconfirmed)
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  Feeling All the Feels: Crash Course Psychology #25
  Video · 2014
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  Germans in the Woods | #VeteransVoices from StoryCorps
  Video · Unconfirmed (StoryCorps page dated 10 Nov 2021)
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  Guided Meditation: The Practice of RAIN with Tara Brach
  Video · Unconfirmed (a podcast meditation of the same name and description dates from Feb 2019)
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  Guided Meditation: The RAIN of Self Compassion with Tara Brach
  Video · c. 2015 (tarabrach.com post embedding the video dated 16 Dec 2015; exact upload date unconfirmed)
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  There's more to life than being happy | Emily Esfahani Smith | TED
  Video · 2017
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  Why I'm Done Trying To Be "Man Enough" | Justin Baldoni @TED
  Video · 2017
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  Yoga For Grief
  Video · 2019
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  Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED
  Video · 2021
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  Why we get mad -- and why it's healthy | Ryan Martin
  Video · 2018
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  Pet loss grief; the pain explained
  Video · 2022