Emotions can seem overwhelming and make one feel out of control. At times, they are so intense that you may not know how to respond. In this blog, you will learn how to regulate emotions by recognizing what is happening in the moment while responding in a nonreactive way. The goal of regulating emotions isn’t [...]
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How to Sit With Your Feelings
What are feelings? Most of us weren’t taught how to actually feel our feelings. Many times, to survive, we brushed off our emotions, tried to hide them, or forced ourselves to “overcome” them. But our emotions don’t go away because we ignore them. Our emotions are smart; they wait, come back, and sometimes come back [...]
Working with Our Emotions – Part One
By Bruce Craig, Resident in Counseling in Northern Virginia Rawpixel.com/Adobe Stock Emotions can become overwhelming in the blink of an eye and it can sometimes feel like there is no way to prevent them from feeling insurmountable. It may seem like everywhere you turn someone is doing something that is mean, frustrating or disrespectful. Every [...]