How NOT to manage your extreme emotions
(And what to do instead?)
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(And what to do instead?)
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Your strong emotions try to deliver a message to you.
It's up to you to decode the message.
But don't ever do these when you feel overwhelmed with strong, negative emotions:
It's up to you to decode the message.
But don't ever do these when you feel overwhelmed with strong, negative emotions:
1. Never suppress your emotions.
You can’t just wish your emotions away and pretend that they never happened.
Your rage, envy, and bitterness are strong emotions.
They find ways to leak out like radiation seeping out of a waste canister.
You can’t just wish your emotions away and pretend that they never happened.
Your rage, envy, and bitterness are strong emotions.
They find ways to leak out like radiation seeping out of a waste canister.
Leave them unchecked and they will grow around you like creepers.
They will control every aspect of your life.
That can give rise to a ton of problems like:
- stress
- anxiety
- depression
- sleep issues
- muscle tension and pain
They will control every aspect of your life.
That can give rise to a ton of problems like:
- stress
- anxiety
- depression
- sleep issues
- muscle tension and pain
2. Do not withdraw from the World
You may want to take a break from everyone and be alone for a while.
And that’s perfectly fine.
It charges your batteries and brings you back fresh.
You may want to take a break from everyone and be alone for a while.
And that’s perfectly fine.
It charges your batteries and brings you back fresh.
But what you don’t want to do is withdraw completely.
When you don’t ever want to be around others and take part in any kind of activity,
that can be a warning sign of depression.
When you don’t ever want to be around others and take part in any kind of activity,
that can be a warning sign of depression.
3. Don't bully
Sometimes, suppressed rage and bitterness find their way out through bullying.
Bullies don’t feel good about themselves.
So the only way they can feel better
is by making someone feel bad, through violence, threat, or ridicule.
It solves nothing. and...
Sometimes, suppressed rage and bitterness find their way out through bullying.
Bullies don’t feel good about themselves.
So the only way they can feel better
is by making someone feel bad, through violence, threat, or ridicule.
It solves nothing. and...
it harms both the person being bullied and the bully themselves.
4. Don't inflict self-harm
Self-harm is the most vicious form of handling emotions.
Self-harmers abuse themselves by:
- cutting themselves
- starving themselves
- binging and purging
- reckless behaviors
4. Don't inflict self-harm
Self-harm is the most vicious form of handling emotions.
Self-harmers abuse themselves by:
- cutting themselves
- starving themselves
- binging and purging
- reckless behaviors
They are racked with emotional pain.
So to find a semblance of control, they try to become their own masters of doling out pain.
That makes them feel in control.
Goes without saying, this is destructive to the core.
So to find a semblance of control, they try to become their own masters of doling out pain.
That makes them feel in control.
Goes without saying, this is destructive to the core.
5. Don't use alcohol or narcotics
Never use alcohol and other drugs to numb yourself or make yourself feel better.
You may get momentary respite.
But the price is brain damage and permanent scarring of your psyche.
Never use alcohol and other drugs to numb yourself or make yourself feel better.
You may get momentary respite.
But the price is brain damage and permanent scarring of your psyche.
So what to do instead
What are some healthy ways to deal with your strong emotions?
Keep watching this space for the follow up thread...
What are some healthy ways to deal with your strong emotions?
Keep watching this space for the follow up thread...
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