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Emotions
Integrating Emotions
We wisely pull wisdom from emotions when we appropriately integrate them into our life experiences.
Choosing Happiness
We choose happiness by the way we live not by constricting reality to only recognize…
Adaptation Psychology
At the heart of psychology, development, and our general wellbeing, is our ability to adapt….
Opening Up Emotionally
Being in touch with emotional experiences is essential to personal growth and healthy relationships. If…
Undoing Effect of Positive Emotions
Strong emotions, such as anger and fear, coincides with the activation of the sympathetic nervous…
Riddled with Guilt
When we are riddled with guilt, we freeze and fail to progress.
Emotional Validation
Emotional Validation is when we receive, understand, and accept another person’s emotional experience. We validate…
Irritability: Why Am I So Irritable?
Irritability is an emotional state of low-grade anger and aggressiveness typically triggered by interference with…
Brooding
We often encounter unpleasant and angering events. The emotion is normal; but, then we brood…
Frightened By Emotion
Intimate connections hinge on our capacity to process discomforting emotions. Intimacy is difficult if we…
Delay of Gratification
Delaying gratification in the moment for something better in the future.
Emotional Life
Our emotional life is the entirety of our emotions, and our relationship to them. Our…
Emotional Detachment
Definition, symptoms, and causes of emotional detachment. In some cases, the pain is too much…
Somatic Intelligence
Within our bodies, we store vast amounts of somatic intelligence. We benefit by bringing awareness…
Past Trauma Living On In the Present
Traumatic pasts incite strong emotions in the present, spoiling opportunities for recovery. Past trauma remains…
Emotionally Confused
Emotions lie beneath the surface, unnoticed they covertly hijack our motivation. Emotionally confused we can’t…
Emotional Black Hole
We feel, we interpret, and then get sucked into an emotional black hole of stupidity, refusing logic,…
Frustration Tolerance
Frustration tolerance refers to our ability to tolerate frustrations. Low frustration tolerance is associated with…
Three Emotional Regulation Skills
We need effective emotional regulation skills to manage heightened emotions. These three widely used techniques…
Fear of Failure (Atychiphobia)
Negative experiences involving painful failures weighs on future willingness to face risk. We can overcome…
Ego Depletion
The strength model of self-control theorizes that willpower is a limited resource. Self control leads…
Mindful Breathing
The breathe brings life to the body, feeding the heart and brain. Mindful breathing brings…
Overactive Mind
Overactive minds plan, prepare and calculate. Overactive minds also struggle to shut down, interfering with…
Observing Ego
A feature of higher cognitive function is the ability to observe ourselves. In psychology, We…
Regulatory Focus Theory
Regulatory focus theory refers to our individual approach to self regulation. Some protect against threat…
Emotional Deficit
Emotional deficit refers to a person experiencing a deficiency in capacity to both experience and…
Fear of Change
We fear change because we must leave our comfortable normal for something new. Fear of…
Present Moment
The present moment rejuvenates when we mindfully experience it, without undue worries over tomorrow or…
Emotional Reactions
Emotional reactions motivate behavior. Understanding the role of impulses and feelings opens pathways to improve…
Realistic Optimism
Optimism is great. However, we must stay grounded with a realistic optimism.