How to manage your emotions

What really gets me emotional is that so many of my problems in life could have been avoided if someone thought me basic emotional self management and care. The social expectation is that our parents teach us this but in way to many cases that just isn't happening. We have to start teaching basic psychology like this in our schools and make talking about our emotions a regular part of our day. Then of course is something that gets me more emotional is that this will likely not happen any time soon. Too much money hinges on manipulating people's emotions. Every ad is designed to manipulate your emotion and so is every speech by every politician. They don't want a population that can manage their emotions well. That would be terrible for profit.

Another useful trick is to focus more on positive emotions. Human beings naturally attribute more weight to negative emotions than positive ones. Looking at the bright side IS effective in helping you stay happy and calm. Great Video as always . You guys help people all over the globe with your content.

Emotional response steps: 👇🏻 - Enter a situation real or imaginary. - Evaluate the situation. - Help / hinder your goals. - Changes in feeling/thoughts/emotions. ---------------- Strategies: 👇🏻 - Avoid the situation. - Attend but not interact. - Shift attention & focus elsewhere. - reevaluate your thoughts about the situation. - Tempering is tricky cause you compress or hide your emotions, that'll lead to more negative feelings and health issues. - Better strategies: go in a long walk, deep breaths, call someone to talk to. ---------------- Important 👇🏻 - Knowing where your feelings are coming from is half of the battle. - Expressing negative emotions is healthy, compressing your emotions regularly is not, forcing a smile to deal with a one time annoyance is reasonable. - Don't be always happy nor let sadness take over, Find your own balance.

Ted talks are always very helpful in curbing psychological mindset

I hope everyone here....dealing with mental health have a great life ahead and overcome all the obstacles you face. And let me tell you.. the fact you're watching this video and you could breath... You are so lucky so be grateful for what you have and look how far you've come.....

The amount of work Ted Ed does for the world, give this man a nobal prize.

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I would like to take a moment to appreciate such personal mental development videos. I come from a place where regulating and understanding why certain things happen to me, for example emotions and the brain's response, is extremely strenuous. Not only because our society highly discourages mental talks but also, I personally pressurise myself to be perfect. A huge and I mean a huge gratitude to the team for letting me understand myself better and accept myself just the way I am WHILE ALSO improving myself. Thank you.

One time when I was in a really dark place I went to see a therapist. They tried to prescribe me antidepressants but I told them no because I feel like even though it sucks depression and other negative emotions are a part of life, take the good with the bad. He was surprised but we went on talking and keep at it every few months or as I need to. I know everyone's different emotionally but I think a lot of the time you just need someone to talk to. EDIT: I wanted to share my experience with depression, this worked for me but is in NO WAY a solution for everyone. Medication is important and has saved millions of lives, I'm not against using it at all. In no way am I expert in psychology or mental health. If your doctor recommends medication you should really consider taking it.

Great as always! I so appreciate the subtle but important mention of emotional responses being caused by both real AND imagined situations! People often like to undermine the emotional reactions of others for "fake" scenarios, which is just tiring and belittling to those feeling the emotion, such as over thinkers like myself, which does not help calm us down

I recently started living life with a mentally of “If i cant change it, theres is no point of putting energy towards it” -Dont deal with things that you can’t effect (theres no point in it) And to also never make something bigger then what it is I feel doing this has help me keep my emotions together and react more calmly and coordinated to anything

This is such a necessary topic and helpful tool for everyone, especially in the modern world that every emotional expression of us could be judged imprecisely and then lead to more unintended consequences. As always, many thanks to TED-ed team for your meaningful works.

Wow, so helpful! My biggest takeaway is that emotions are not good or bad, they are helpful or unhelpful. That really makes me see clearer when I am overreacting.

This feels like good advice. I have a hard time trying to regulate my emotions with everything else going in my life so this is really helpful.

I’ve spent years trying to fix my emotions and anxiety attacks since my breakup. While I’ve gotten better at it I still struggle with it and this video helps.

I recently went through a 3 month rehab program for learning how to deal with difficult thoughts and emotions when dealing with chronic (physical) pain, through group sessions in mindfulness techniques and individual therapy. The professional team also provided us with a lot of useful information of how chronic pain works and why our brains are wired to focus on the negative. One of the biggest take aways I had was that according to some studies, around 80 percent of all of our thoughts are negative in some way. 80 percent! When I heard that, I felt such a relief. I'm not the only one with a brain that's constantly risk assessing in every situation. When I have negative thoughts, I remind myself of that number. Sometimes it can be a relief to know that we are wired in a certain way for survival, and there is nothing wrong with you. And to affirm that thinking in a more positive way is hard work! Thank you for reading this far and I hope you have a nice day :)

Even though I’m still young I have learned many lessons concerning emotional regulation. I’ve learned that it’s okay to feel negative emotions and if I don’t accept them and feel them then it’ll only make me feel worse.

how come ted ed every time comes up with such videos when i need them the most! bravo guys

I feel like always since I've been a little kid I've been "suppressing" my emotions. And I guess it's somehow become the normal for me, because all the people around me tell me that I lack emotions. I personally consider it as a good trait as it allows me to sort of "select" which emotions I want to express. It also helps me mitigate feelings like envy. A thing I always enjoy however, is being in the present, just looking around yourself, noticing the details and realizing that you will never be in the same situation again gives you a lot more appreciation for the smaller things, simply because you know that they won't be there your entire life.

These techniques are under the purview of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which is great for most people, and can be helpful. There is a lot of research to support these techniques. But, it's important to note that these techniques may not always work for everyone all the time. So if you try them and they don't work, it doesn't mean there is anything wrong with you. This is a great first step for most people, but there are other techniques out there if this doesn't work.