Have you ever thought you had bipolar (manic depressive disorder) as your mood swings really did seem to go beyond the normal? If you have, you are not alone. Women are emotional and that is okay. John Gray explains it saying 'Women are like waves'. We ebb and flow. Sometimes we are up and sometimes we are down. The down times are when we feel overwhelmed and even say we feel like we cannot cope. Everyone gets sad sometimes – sadness is an emotion. It is okay to feel sad.

Traditional thinking would say this is the precursor to depression and have you sent off to the doctors to pick up your prescription of Tramadol, Zoloft or Prozac. Others say we should not be emotional – "Just work through it.", "Have another wine", or "Go and have a massage". God gave us emotions so we are able to feel like to the full. Men – when your women is feeling sad just hold her and don't try and fix her – or expect her to feel better straight away.

The trick is to feel them in a healthy way, so if you feel sad CRY! Sometimes she will sink further into her well before she is able to rise again to that wonderful woman you fell in love with. Women… knowing we are emotional beings – how about we do something about it and take responsibility to lessen the impact on those around us – especially those closest to us. Develop your emotional intelligence. Cry at appropriate times to let the sadness out. Go and see a sad movie.

Learn to feel your emotions * when you want to feel it * to the extent you want to feel it * for as long as you want to feel it Do not explode and begin crying hysterically like some mad woman! Cry with a good book. Praise God during worship until the tears wash away your pain. Do NOT hold it in – repressed emotions usually turn to sadness which over time may lead to depression. Choose joy today. Feel sad, then move on to being the joyous being you were meant to be.