What To Do When Your Emotions Get The Best Of You

Copyright & By Ese Magege PA-C

Times of the global pandemic bring up different emotions. Some of these emotions are stressful. Stressful emotions can have a negative impact on our health. How do you respond 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 threats which is there to keep you safe however it can work against you if it is activated too often, with too much intensity or for too long. These 5 emotional health tips can help you respond in a way that decreases chronic stress on the body and improves health.

1) Be friends with your emotions;

Are there really bad emotions? What constitutes a bad emotion? The first step in choosing a new way to respond to our emotions is to remove the negative labels. When we classify an 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 acknowledgment of our feelings, we can change them.

2) Practice Deep Breathing;

How do you breathe when you are upset? How do you breathe when you are happy? Some people have swallow & rapid 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:

into a happy state? By developing happiness habits, you are essentially creating a new brain. A habit creates a neural pathway in the brain. This is the reason why cigarette smoking can be difficult to quit because a habit has been formed. After you have cultivated happiness habits, being happy will become second nature. When we are happy, we are less reactive and more productive. Do more of the things that make you happy every day for at least 2 months to form a habit.

5) Keep Evaluating and improving yourself:

I agree with T.Harv Eker when he says, “We are happy until we make ourselves unhappy.” Identify habits we have that make us unhappy and change them. Studies show that unhappiness can be caused by our behavioral and cognitive patterns which lead to different emotional patterns. Behavioral patterns like isolating yourself, selfneglect, excessive drinking and drug use, lack of exercise, lack of sleep can all cause unhappiness. Cognitive patterns like focusing on the negative past and future, chronic dissatisfaction, ingratitude can cause unhappiness. Remove conditions for being happy. Be happy now. We are all capable of being happy now because true happiness comes from within us. . ~Ese Magage

To learn about having unconditional happiness please check out our happiness for no reason program at www.alchemicalcenter.com

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Ese Magege Alchemical Center of Change Ese Magege is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Alchemical Center of Change (ACC), a Wellness Center , devoted to helping individuals achieve positive transformative changes and empowerment for more fulfilling lives. ACC is based at the heart of Manhattan, in New York, United States. Ese has a passion for Integrative approach to healing, a passion driven by an excellent educational background and more than a decade of hands-on career experience. Ese holds two Bachelor’s degrees, a Masters degree in Business ( MBA) and several Professional certifications. As a graduate of Sophie Davis School of BioMedicine in 2009, she has practiced as a Board certified PA for over a decade in multiple specialties of Medicine. She has cared for patients in areas of internal medicine, family medicine, cardiology, Critical care, pulmonary, and Emergency Medicine. She currently practices in the department of Emergency Medicine in New York. Ese’s training as a health Provider reinforced her interest in disease prevention and the need for an integrative approach which combines conventional medicine with proven evidence based complementary techniques to healing. Incorporating the totality of being- emotional ,mental and physical aspects of an individual , in treatment modalities of an ailment, has definite impact on healing outcomes. Ese completed her integrative health coach studies at Duke integrative medicine in 2018 after which she founded ACC wellness center. She is also the founder and chief executive of Touching Hearts Foundation USA- a non for profit organization devoted to the alleviation of human pain and suffering by providing food, disaster relief, and education. She is a sought-after international speaker, health coach and author of the upcoming book “Happiness for no reason simplified”. She has lectured on mindful practices at various professional conferences within the US and internationally. Learn more at www.alchemicalcenter.com