What To Do When Your Emotions Get The Best Of You
Copyright & By Ese Magege PA-C
Times of the global pan-
too long. These 5 emotion-
demic bring up different
al health tips can help you
emotions.
Some
these
respond in a way that de-
emotions
are
stressful.
creases chronic stress on
of
Stressful emotions can have
the
a negative impact on our
health.
health.
How
do
you
re-
spond when you feel anxious, angry, overwhelmed, or
frustrated?
Stressful
emotions can cause physical responses such as elevation of heart rate, weight gain, chest pain, low energy, insomnia and so forth. Stress response or “fight or flight” response is the way the
body
responds
to
1)
body
Be
and
friends
improves
with
your
emotions; Are there really bad emotions? What constitutes a bad emotion? The first step in choosing a new our way to respond to our emotions is to remove the negative labels. When we classify emotion as bad, we tend to suppress, avoid or be frightened by them, which is not an effective way of resolving these so-called “bad” emotions. Removing the negative labels allows us to accept every aspect of us. Through acceptance and acknowledgement of our feelings we can change them.
threats which is there to keep you safe however it
2) Practice Deep Breath-
can work against you if it
ing;
is activated too often, with
How do you breathe when you are upset? How do you breathe when you are happy? Some people have swallow & rapid
too much intensity or for
breathing when they are upset. Deep prolonged breaths help us release stressful emotions. This is because deep breathing activates your parasympathetic nervous system which causes the body to relax. Deep breathing has been shown to lower cortisol and increase “the feelgood” hormones. At the Alchemical Center of Change, we teach different deep breathing techniques for stress, anxiety and depression management.
3) Practice Being Present: Being present is a way to control the mind. We tend to be in the past or the future most of the time. This is what an untrained mind does. Sometimes when we are stressed, it is because we are thinking of a past event or future event. If you notice your mind drifting to the past or future just gently bring it back to the present by focusing on your breath. With time, you will discover that your mind drifts less with this simple practice.
4) Develop Happiness Habits & Stay happy: What are the things you do that get you
