“Suck it up” may seem like an unsympathetic order if someone is barking it at you when you are
complaining or crying. But if you use it as a form of self-discipline imagery, imagining your
entire ventral surface gently being sucked up into the body (with your dorsal surface expanding
to accommodate), it is quite a healthy exercise. Give it a try and see what you learn and how it
makes you feel.
