Accept Your Vulnerability
- Allowing yourself to be vulnerable takes strength and courage.
- Don’t bottle up your emotions. Become more self-aware: explore your emotions, ask questions to get in touch with how you are feeling and thinking in a given moment.
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Consistent physical activity, eating well and getting lots of sleep are critical to you having a resilient and well-balanced life.
... to control your emotions:
- S – Stop
- T – Take A Breath
- O – Observe – your thoughts and feelings
- P- Pull Back – put in some perspective – what is the bigger picture?
- P – Practice What Works – Proceed – what is the best thing to do right now?
It means having the skills to control your behavior, emotions and thoughts in the pursuit of long-term goals.
Emotional regulation skills enable us to live a healthy and well-balanced life, physically, mentally and spiritually.
You have to recognize that you have the choice in how you react to situations.
This will empower you to work with the challenges that you face in your life: you'll have clarity, focus and a purpose.
It can help you to increase your ability to regulate emotions, decrease stress, anxiety and depression.
It can also help you to focus your attention, as well as to observe your thoughts and feelings without judgment.
This is one of the hardest emotional regulation skills to learn - letting go of painful emotional and regrets.
When you do manage to release all these negative emotions, you will find that your resilience and ability to deal with the curveballs of life will improve.
Your wellbeing, mentally, physically and spiritually is influenced by the type of relationships you have in your life.
The more positive and healthier your relationships are, the more resilient and optimistic you will feel about your life.
Perfectionism isn’t about growth, improvement, or personal achievement, it’s about fear and avoidance.
Therefore, what you should really be focused on is realizing excellence, the best version of yourself despite your flaws.
... because they never go away. They will always be a part of your life.
The best course of action you can take is to face your fears and move forward.
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Emotional self-regulation is psychology speak for an ability to control your emotional responses in an acceptable and productive way. You know how to take charge of your thoughts, feelings, and physical responses to stress.
If we grew up without consistent parenting, or lived through difficult circumstances as a child, our capacity to emotionally regulate can be poor, called ‘dysregulation‘. Our impulsive reactions can damage our relationships and career.
Emotional Regulation Skills - How Not to Be at the Mercy of Your Feelings - Harley Therapy™ Blog
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Assertive communication allows us to take responsibility for ourselves and our actions without judging or blaming other people.
Emotionally intelligent people know how to communicate their opinions and needs in a direct way while still respecting others.
The only time to apologize is when you’re genuinely remorseful.
Avoid any apology that is forced. The person you are apologizing to will pick up on your insincerity, causing further feelings of distrust.
The Lost Art Of Apologizing (And How To Do It Right Every Time)
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