How to handle emotions better. Understanding emotions helps to see the world form a different perspective and of course it helps to reach a better life quality.

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How to Handle Emotions and Feelings Better?

How to Handle Emotions Better?

Monika Viskontaite

Instructor Jurgita Babarskiene

PSY 221 Interpersonal Communication

                                                                                                                              March 2, 2011

People have right to choose what kind of personality they want to have. Person is neither bad, nor good. It is said that every person is a “mix” of various emotions and characteristics. We have power to shape and control our character qualities and manners. It is not true that star signs, the position of stars or moon phases have an effect on our personality. Everybody has positive and negative characteristics and this is obvious. However, people see us depending on which we show mostly and which is dominant. For example, there is a category of people, who are always happy, positive, always smiling and very communicative. But can it be so? Are they never mad, jealous, sad or disappointed? Of course they are. That kind of people tend to show only positive emotions and they manage to control their negative ones. There are no bad emotions or feelings, because every emotion and feeling is important and necessary, it shapes our personality.  

It is hard to imagine our life without emotions. “Emotions are the glue that connects you to other people and gives meaning to life. They are the foundation of your ability to understand yourself and relate to others“. (Developing Emotional Awareness, 2011). There is a saying that emotions are like notes for music. If there are no notes, there is no music. The same happens with emotions. If person does not have emotions, it is just a body without ability to respond to the environment.

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Different emotions lead to various responses, so it is essential to be aware and be in control of your emotions. However, it happens that very often we cannot say what do we feel for a person, or we do not know how to express it. What do I feel? Where does the emotion come from? What can I do to change my emotion? Lots of questions and answers are deep inside us. Understanding emotions helps to see the world form a different perspective and of course it helps to reach a better life quality.

“When you are aware and ...

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