Take a look at the impact of your emotions

“Emotions make our lives exciting, unique, and vibrant,” Botnick says. “Strong feelings can signify that we embrace life fully, that we’re not repressing our natural reactions.”

Emotions that regularly get out of hand might lead to:

• relationship or friendship conflict
• difficulty relating to others
• trouble at work or school
• an urge to use substances to help manage your emotions
• physical or emotional outbursts

As the felt response to a given situation, emotions play a key part in your reactions. When you’re in tune with them, you have access to important knowledge that helps with:

• decision-making
• relationship success
• day-to-day interactions