A bit of a ramble about this idea of "emotional regulation" as an aspect in my life, that if unchecked, seems to pile up & disrupt my day-to-day rhythms.

When thinking of it in these terms it sounded a little like "sleep debt" to me and so i started to consider it in relation to what some people call the "health trinity" - i.e., food, exercise & sleep, and wondered if it might be as significant as these three in overall well-being.

In the examples I give in this episode, specifically in the cases of when I'd be more consciously trying to "regulate", I used trial and error to navigate emotions I was encountering, without letting a particular emotion totally do the driving.

It seems sometimes it's about challenging an inner monologue. And other times it's about taking a different action than you're used to. In both cases, I noticed it can feel empowering when you do manage to "regulate" an emotion authentically.

References

• The Connection Between Diet, Exercise, and Sleep - https://www.sleepfoundation.org/physical-health/diet-exercise-sleep
• Sleep, Diet, and Exercise: The Health Triad - https://www.chorussleep.com/posts/sleep-diet-and-exercise/
• Relation between Emotion Regulation and Mental Health: A Meta-Analysis Review - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262380003_Relation_between_Emotion_Regulation_and_Mental_Health_A_Meta-Analysis_Review
• The relationship between emotion regulation and well-being in patients with mental disorders: A meta-analysis - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010440X20300316