Bottling up feelings can harm your health because it prevents you from processing and dealing with emotions in a healthy way. When emotions are suppressed, they don't simply disappear; they often resurface in more harmful ways, such as through increased stress, anxiety, and even physical symptoms like heart disease or high blood pressure. “These suppressed emotions have a significant impact on our mental and sometimes even physical health. These thoughts don’t disappear when you ignore or suppress them, they usually manifest and surface back as stress and anxiety. There is also some evidence that suggests these suppressed emotions lead to physical pains like headaches, back pain, and digestive issues. Suppressed emotions often lead to difficulties in falling or staying asleep as well. Poor sleep, in turn, leads to physical and mental health problems, creating a vicious cycle,” says Raman Mittal , Founder, Idanim, a meditation app.