You have your day all planned out. You get up, you choose what you are going to wear, what you are going to have for breakfast, what time you have to leave if you are going somewhere, what route you will take, you have your E.T.A., you know what is intended for your day and you are off and away.
Then... maybe before you even leave the house things change and with that, your
customary way of being shifts as well, just like that.
It's like one moment you are traveling along a beautiful country road, the sun is shining, and you're enjoying the scenery and fresh air. Perhaps you are listening to or singing at the top of your lungs to your favourite song, or having a great conversation with someone.
In what seems like in a blink of your eye,
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I know I have. All you want to do is quickly get back on that joyful drive, but somehow you can't, at least not right away. You feel like you don't have a choice.
Knowing that you have options on how to steer through your emotions helps when you are spinning out of control or squealling your tires, so to speak?
People handle emotions differently. What sets you off doesn't necessarily have the same effect on someone else.
Some folks become overwhelmed. Their emotions seem to take over and they find themselves reacting. Feelings of hurt, anger, jealousy, unfairness, shame, guilt, and past resentments are now in the driver's seat steering their way.
Others avoid their feelings. Feelings, what feelings?. They block them out, shut down, busy themselves, pretend everything is fine, and find as many detours as possible away from them.
There isn't a right or wrong way of experiencing emotions, but there are choices. One is to learn what's going on when you're feeling stuck in them or when you are denying them.
When something/someone sets your emotions in motion, notice what the feelings are and how you are acting or reacting because of them, or if you are bypassing them all
Focusing was a challenge to push aside emotions and concentrate on other feelings was uncomfortable at first. Realizing your body actually responds to emotions in an unpleasant way is awkward. Coming to terms with this being unhealthy, and how to let requires a conscious effort.
dissociate from their emotions or suppress their emotions in order to be able to endure the
People typically have all sorts of emotions depending on the situation. A time when someone's emotion rubbed off me was when I went to take my Comptia A+ certification test. This test was supposed to be a stepping stone towards my degree but when I got to the testing facility, all the confidence that I had seem to have evaporated into thin air the second I saw a couple of people walking out expressing how tough it was. The tears in their eyes, their shaky voice, and the people who they're with telling them that there's always next time. After seeing and hearing all of that, even I couldn't help but be emotional on how I was going to do. The good was is that the second the test started, my confidence came back as I remembered all those long
Abstract: According to the article “Neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett explains how emotions are made” our brain would have to work hard to construct an emotion. You would take a long time to describe it. Hence sometimes people find difficulties to figure out what they are feeling or sometimes they think that they are not feeling anything.
When we are emotionally triggered our individual “conditioned responses” can vary widely from from person to person and depending on the situation we are dealing with.
According to Seth J. Gillihan, a professor of psychology at University of Pennsylvania states that it’s a good idea to stop and examine them and try to put the feelings into words, even if it does not change the emotion it makes it easier to choose our response. Lisa Feldman Barrett, a psychology professor at Northeastern University says ‘I think that an emotion is your brain categorizing sensations, making them meaningful so you kow what they are and what you should do about them.’ The attempts to pinpoint an emotion centers within the brain have been greatly unsuccessful, with complex systems of chemical and electrical interactions within and between
Not all people can portray their feelings easily, and it is difficult to figure out
Once we have identified the root cause, I can come to an understanding of my emotions and this will help me to calm down. Calming down can take a little while, but once my emotions "make sense," they aren't near as distressing." - Terah K.
Act 2 of YBAW gives us 3 three techniques for regulating emotions in order to stay cool under pressure. The first technique is a “labeling” which involves the word to identify an emotional sensation. It helps us to decrease our emotional arousal so that we can bring our emotions back to the surface. The second technique is a “reappraisal” which allows us to increase both certainty and autonomy. Sometimes, we can’t avoid the situation which brings the outburst of emotion, and reappraisal is a powerful strategy that allows us to manage our increased arousal. This technique is also classified to four types: “reinterpreting”, “normalizing”, “reordering”, and “repositioning”. All these types of techniques are used in our everyday life. However,
emotion when I respond to an emotion in such a way. The options of the
Ever since I was a kid my emotions have always played a role in basically everything. Most of my friends and family tell me it’s not good to have them involved in things, but I can’t help it. I care too much. Personally I feel like there’s nothing wrong with having emotions because without them you’re heartless.
Perhaps you have heard about this: it is all in the mind. They say that everything you feel is caused by your heart. The truth is it is the brain that controls your emotions. When it perceives something threatening, you easily
Emotions play a very important role in decision making. When making any decision, my first question to myself is, "what would make me feel good or lead to my happiness?" If I don't use that thought process, and for example act out of anger or vengeance, my decisions are never ideal.
When we are emotionally triggered our individual “conditioned responses” can vary widely from from person to person and depending on the situation we are dealing with.
Identify your emotions: Before you can successfully communicate emotions you must be able to understand how you feel, which is not always easy. People may supress how they are feeling or can be unsure of how they feel. This can be especially difficult for someone feeling more than one emotion at one time. To help yourself better understand your emotions you need to be attentive to yourself. Just as we can learn any new skill, we can learn to understand our emotions.