Dunno either. I've been concentrating on how my reactions are lately, and trying to for lack of better wording desensitize myself when I feel I'm being jealous or overly needy.

Also been working on making a choice to not let some things bother me. Not able to sometimes, but I'm working on it.

In my mind that's "dealing" with my feelings. may not be right, but trying t get stabilized here.

well, maybe because sometimes we have negative emotions that we don't get in touch with, we just try to fix everything around us so everything is happy....sometimes things don't need fixed, they just need to be played out....just a thought....

instead of stuffing it, feel it.
if you are sad, cry. if you are happy, laugh. if you are angry, address your anger. if you are lonely, call a friend.
i think we just don't realize how little we actually feel when we begin recovery.
the first step for me was naming my feelings.
when i felt something come up i tried to name it and then i tried to determine why i was feeling that way.....
hope this helps.
it's not easy even though it seems so.

Could it possibly mean that you should try and figure out where these come from. Often times my anger for instance, is really a cover up for hurt feelings. Why are my feelings hurt? That requires that I do some soul searching. Just a guess.

I think there are many people who run from their feeling or rather deny their feelings.
What this means is like the other poster said name your feelings. Be HONEST with yourself.
Also dont try and run away from them sit with the sadness for a little while if your sad. Don`t try and replace it with something else so you dont feel it. Your feeling it for a reason.
All our feelings are for reasons.If you run away from them you are not dealing with them.
Does this make sense? This doesnt mean dwell in the negative just acknowledge it feel it and move on.

I agree with the poster that said we don't realize how little we actually feel when we first start recovery. I was too busy worring about how everyone else felt. I didn't want to look at my own feelings I just tried to stuff the anger and pain.It helped me a lot when someone told me that at the root of all pain was some kind of fear. I discovered that was true when I really broke everything down to its basic level. And doing that helped me see that A lot of the fear was very unrealistic.