How do you self regulate your emotions?

There are a number of skills that can help us self-regulate our emotions.

1. Create space. Emotions happen fast.
2. Noticing what you feel.
3. Naming what you feel.
4. Accepting the emotion.
5. Practicing mindfulness.
6. Identify and reduce triggers.
7. Tune into physical symptoms.
8. Consider the story you are telling yourself.

How do I stop being emotional over small things?

Tips for controlling crying

1. Walk away.
2. Use words.
3. Have props and use distractions.
4. Think about something positive or funny instead.
5. Concentrate on breathing.
6. Blink and move the eyes.
7. Relaxing facial muscles.
8. Get rid of that throat lump.

How do I know what I am feeling?

Notice what it is that you are feeling without any kind of running commentary on whether you should or should not be feeling that way. If this is a difficult task – and don’t worry, it is for many – try using a feelings list to help you identify the emotion. For example: I feel lonely.

How do I know which emotions to hold on to?

Feel the discomfort and accept that you are a living person who should cherish those feelings. Accepting ourselves as emotional beings is the key to be able to know which emotions are those which we should hold on to, and which we should express to others.

Do you have trouble identifying your emotions?

If you have trouble identifying emotions, you’re never too old to learn. Even if you didn’t develop the skill as a child, you can learn emotional identification as an adult. Like any skill, identifying your emotions and expressing them in a healthy way will take practice.

Why is it important to be able to identify emotions?

Another reason it is important to be able to identify emotions is that when we can’t identify our feelings, we often end up with a vague, confusing internal experience that some call “muddy emotions.” Some people who have trouble recognizing their emotions will say things like,…