Letting it All Out
- Pop star Britney Spears, 39, has had a rough turn over the years, and is finally showing her 29 million fans her feelings of vulnerability as she picks up the pieces of her life.
- Spears danced on Instagram to Aerosmith’s Crazy with a post expressing that she cried for two weeks after seeing part of the recent Framing Britney Spears documentary, revisiting the most painful moments of her life. Spears reminds us that no matter what situation we are going through, it’s okay to cry and be vulnerable.
- Two cancer survivors tell SurvivorNet why it’s so important to let it all out when dealing with something as tough as a cancer battle.
“It takes a lot of strength to TRUST the universe with your real vulnerability cause I’ve always been so judged… insulted… and embarrassed by the media… and I still am till this day !!!!”
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For the first time, Britney Spears is speaking out on the matter and trying to channel her energy into things like dancing, as she twirls around on her Instagram page, admitting how heartbroken she was to relive what covered in the film. Spears’ story can inspire all of us to just keep on dancin’ no matter what knocks us down, whether it’s cancer, the loss of a loved one, heartbreak, or just simply getting picked on.
“My life has always been very speculated … watched … and judged really my whole life !!!” she writes. Spears, who lives with her trainer boyfriend Sam Asghari, 27, shamelessly writes in a recent late-night post, dancing to the Aerosmith song Crazy, with many fans saying that that’s her sense of humor. “For my sanity I need to dance to @iamstevent every night of my life to feel wild and human and alive !!!”
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She goes on to say that we are all such fragile and sensitive people. She was embarrassed by the documentary, even though fans insisted she was portrayed in a positive light. “I cried for two weeks and well …. I still cry sometimes !!!!”
“I do what I can in my own spirituality with myself to try and keep my own joy … love … and happiness !!!! Every day dancing brings me joy !!! I’m not here to be perfect … perfect is boring … I’m here to pass on kindness.”
Aerosmith replied with some heart and rock ‘n’ roll hand symbol emojis in support of Spears, while Paris Hilton commented, “Love you sweet beautiful angel.”
That’s all we can do is keep on pushing and do what we can. And like Britney says, it’s okay to cry.
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Letting Out Emotions
For cancer patients, letting out emotions is vital. It’s admirable to stay strong and positive and strap on your mental combat boots, but you also need days to process what you’re going through.
Evelyn Reyes-Beato is a colon cancer survivor who comes from a culture where feelings and health issues aren’t openly discussed. Evelyn tells SurvivorNet that dealing with her emotional pain was a big part of dealing with her physical pain.
"You have to let it out," Evelyn tells us. "Your mental and your emotional help your psychical get in line. If you keep all of the emotions in, the way I see it, is that stuff is going to eat you up inside and it's not going to let you heal."
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This survivor rocked out during chemo to stay sane.
Marquina Iliev-Piselli dressed up in fun, whacky outfits, and tried to stay connected with herself and her body during a tough time.
"With cancer specifically, every couple weeks I would grab a bunch of different clothes that were donated and bring them to the hospital and would just try to make something happen in those 6 to 8 hours while I was in the hospital. It was glam rock chemo," Marquina tells SurvivorNet. "I air guitared [during] my chemo, and it saved my spirit. It made it so I don't look back on that time with fear."
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