Emotions: True or False
TRUE OR FALSE: There is a right way to feel in every situation
FALSE: Feelings are not right or wrong. Different people will feel different emotions depending on the situation.
These are healthy ways to express your feelings
What is Talking, writing, drawing?
Which emotions do people typically not want to feel or experience? (name at least 3)
- Sadness
- Fear
- Shame/Embarrassment
- Rejection
- Jealousy
my heart races
I feel panicked
fight or flight
I need to escape
What is fear?
What are 3 positive ways we can cope with overwhelming emotions?
- talk to someone supportive
- deep breathing.
- "Surf the wave"- Acknowledged that the emotion will pass.
- Take a break and find a healthy distraction.
TRUE OR FALSE:It is impossible to cope with painful emotions
FALSE: People can learn to tolerate unpleasant emotions with practice. We can learn to respond instead of react.
What can you do when feeling overwhelmed?
Take a break, use a healthy distraction, reach out for support, check my safety plan, use the HALT self-Check-in strategy (Am I Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired).
How do we avoid difficult emotions?
- Substances
- Dismissing it or denying it entirely
- Zoning out with media
- Replacing it with positive thinking
- Using distractions (work, leisure)
Feeling of great pleasure and joy
Well being
Content
What is Happiness?
How can we make the intensity of emotions less or smaller?
- Helpful Distraction - changing activities
- Physical Activity
- Labelling the emotion- " Name it to Tame it"
- Connecting with Others
- TIPP (Temperature, Intense Exercise, Paced Breathing, Progressive Muscle Relaxation)
TRUE OR FALSE: Emotions help motivate us for actions
TRUE: Emotions can energize us and set us in motion to accomplish a goal.
What does gratitude mean to you?
Being Thankful for the good things and good people in my life.
What are the consequences of avoiding emotions?
- Makes communication difficult
- Problems can build up
- creates distance in relationships
- Heaviness
- low energy
- loss
- what is sadness?
What is helpful about acknowledging the intensity of emotions like anger, sadness, and fear?
- Anger can motivate us to set boundaries or make changes in our life.
- Sadness helps us to grieve, slow down, and remember what we value.
- Balanced levels of fear can motivate us to protect ourselves and what is important to us.
TRUE OR FALSE: All difficult emotions will increase in intensity if I don't act now
FALSE: Emotions don't last forever. They reach a peak and then subside.
To keep my energy and mood balanced; and feel better both mentally and physically.
Why is it important to have good eating and sleeping habits?
How can we become stuck with our thoughts and emotions?
- Playing things over and over in our mind
- Remembering past hurts
- Believing that because we think it, it must be true
- Focusing on blaming others instead of feeling our feels
- High energy
- Low tolerence
- Reactiveness or aggression (maybe)
- Distorted thinking
- A secondary emotion (sometimes)
What is Anger?
What does it mean to do nothing with emotions that are not too intense?
- Doing nothing means noticing the emotion, naming the emotion, but making a choice to mindfully observe it without judgement.
TRUE OR FALSE: Emotions help us communicate with people
TRUE: Emotions tell us things - about ourselves and others. They help us to connect with others and share experiences.
Why is it helpful to set small and realistic goals?
To keep my motivation and self-confidence
What can we do instead of avoiding painful experiences?
- Acceptance - Acknowledge the difficulty in the painful experience.
- Allow yourself to observe how it impacts your thoughts, physical sensations, and actions.
- Fear of losing something that you value.
- Can lead to thoughts and behaviours that are possessive and suspicious.
- Can make you hypervigilant.
What is Jealousy?
What might our life look like if we are able to actively cope with our emotions?
- Take actions that are guided by our values.
- We can respond vs. react to situations.
- Healthier bodies and minds, as less energy is going toward fighting our emotions.
- More connected and honest relationships