5 ways to manage your emotions
Are you out-of-touch with your emotions? Or do you feel a little too much, and consequently carry the world on your shoulders? Everyone has a different level of natural empathy and emotional intuitiveness, but we all need some help to regulate our emotions—whether we are aware of them or not.
Science can help us to normalise our natural emotional responses, and make them healthier. The team at Real Way of Life are frequently asked about modern science and how it can be applied to the management of emotional problems. They’ve put together this handy infographic, explaining how five key points can guide us in caring for our own emotional health. We’ve include some quick questions to help you along the way!
Do you think or act?
(2 Ways of Activation)
Do you we naturally respond to things by thinking them through, or acting them out? This leads to your emotional response.Fight or Flight?
(Modalities)
Do you immerse ourselves in the moment or live in a fight, flight or freeze?Emotional triggers
What causes your emotions and corresponding actions?It’s Physical
(Physiology)
What is the effect of constant stress on your body? How is your genetic code wired, and how you internally respond to things?Holistic approach
(Multilevel Action)
Did you know that different factors influence your emotional health? This includes our biology, relationships, social tendencies, diet, health and neurology. How we manage these – and the support systems we have in place–can change everything.
