{"id":1482,"date":"2022-04-08T10:08:42","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T10:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drcorrielus.com\/?p=1482"},"modified":"2022-12-09T12:30:01","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T12:30:01","slug":"emotional-regulation-and-how-to-practice-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drcorrielus.com\/emotional-regulation-and-how-to-practice-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Emotional Regulation and How to Practice It"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Every day at all times, each one of us constantly observes some kind of emotions. Either negative or positive \u2014 emotions are a huge factor affecting our lives. We all feel different things throughout the day, but for some individuals, it turns out to be difficult to cope with their emotions on a regular basis.<\/span><\/p>

Tackling these sentiments can be overwhelming. It is like a break-free roller coaster ride.<\/span>
So, what are these strong emotions?<\/span>
These emotions include the feeling of guilt, sadness, sense of being left out, overwhelmed, frustration, anger, self-blaming, low self-esteem, and the feeling of someone else being chosen over you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Such constant feeling of being frustrated with everything \u2014 can drive you to a deep urge to do something, something that could stop the intensity of these emotions. And self-injury serves as a short-term fix from suffocating you with being swamped. The false act of self-injury creates a distraction from the emotional pain by turning your focus towards the physical hurt.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

This blog is an attempt to spread awareness about emotional regulation and how it helps you with keeping away from inflicting serious harm to yourself.<\/span><\/p>

What is Emotional Regulation?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>

Emotional Regulation is a term used to describe a person\u2019s ability to manage and respond to an emotional challenge \u2014 effectively. People use emotional regulation strategies unconsciously to cope with a variety of situations, multiple times throughout the day. Most of us have created different coping strategies for different situations. These methods have proven to be suitable according to our environment and other factors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Now, some of these coping strategies are healthy, while some may end up creating further destruction. Healthy coping strategies, like walking programs, self-care, or therapy do not cause any harm. These can help you diffuse strong emotions \u2014 which lead your mind to release the hold on a situation and give you a better perspective of all your issues.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

As far as unhealthy coping strategies go \u2014 alcoholism, substance abuse, and self-injury are the worst of the worst. These unhealthy coping strategies may leave you with life-lasting damage to your body and mind. This will not only scar your emotional health but also give you a foul escape from all your problems. You may start finding easiness in these practices rather than facing the challenges.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

So, how do we differentiate between Healthy and Unhealthy Emotional Regulation Strategies?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>

Here is a list of unhealthy and healthy coping strategies to get you a transparent view of the same.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Healthy Coping Techniques:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>