Sometimes you just need a quick & dirty way to manage your emotions in the moment.  But there are behaviors that we tend to lean into that aren't very helpful to us, but are just more habit. I'm sharing a list of the best & worst behaviors, which ones need to go & which to lean into more.

Show Notes:
I love to talk about becoming more self-aware & understanding yourself better. I talk highly about honoring your emotions & not allowing these to get stuffed under the rug just for a volcanic explosion to happen later (it always does). But I also understand that these actions & exercises take work & sometimes you’re not in the mood for work. Sometimes you want to do something that is right to the point to get you through. 

But you might also be thinking, “Why can’t I just avoid my emotions until it becomes too much to bear?” Because it will break you. It’s the simplest answer I can give you. It will break you, your relationships, your life. It’s not ideal.

This is why today I want to go over some great ways to manage your emotions & some not-so-great ways to manage your emotions in simple to implement into your life ways. These will be quick solutions to use in the moment to gauge whether you are choosing a positive or negative way to manage your current emotions.

I’m going to start with a list of the worst, more negative options to take when trying to manage your emotions. The idea is for you to be able to identify what isn’t the best choice for you by taking note of this list & maybe having it to refer back to later.

Negative Emotional Management:

1. Yelling at someone
2. Lacking boundaries & saying ‘yes’ to everything
3. Binge eating
4. Using drugs and/or alcohol to numb the pain
5. Self-Harm
6. Bullying & blaming others
7. Not asking for help & withdrawing from others

Positive Emotional Management:

1. Chatting with someone about how you feel
2. Moving your body (exercise, walk, stretching)
3. Crying
4. Take a break (nap, shower, bath)
5. Distract yourself with a movie or game
6. Make a list of how the problem can be solved
7. Do something positive for someone else

Hopefully reviewing these ideas on how to manage your emotions was helpful for you. Whether in identifying what you might want to stop doing and/or what you should start doing. Or both!

I want to leave you with one last way to manage your emotions on the fly. If you can remember to: Stop, Accept, Consider, Support, it will help bring whatever emotional state you are in to a halt to figure out the best way to proceed. Stop is just stopping in the moment to give yourself a break to evaluate your mental state. Accept is reminding you to accept your emotions, whether positive or negative. Consider is taking a beat to decide if it’s worth it to take your emotion to an aggressive level, ask more questions to have a better understanding of what’s going on or to just let it go because it isn’t worth your time or energy. And Support is to seek out help & support if you need someone else to help you understand your emotions or just someone to lean on while you figure it out yourself.

Thank you again for listening & I hope this episode was helpful.

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