How can I learn to control my emotions when I don't even know what they are?
EmpathicAlice
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Jul 5, 2015
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You can control them by reflecting on what made you feel that emotion. When you know, you can think of ways to control that emotion and control any possible triggers.
PondIsle
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Jul 5, 2015
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Recognizing your emotions is the first step. I would suggest keeping a sort of journal, explaining how you are feeling (even if you can't say "I'm angry", you could say, "my heart is racing, and I can't stop shaking") and try to write about what happened directly before the emotion or what set it off, if you know. Practicing mindfulness and meditation are also great tools to center yourself.
peachysunny
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Jul 5, 2015
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find out what they are by exsploring your self and self healing and then breate and do yoga or read and paint and calm down
amiableLove11
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Controlling your emotions for myself has been closer to finding a correct way to express them and being honest with friends and family. Instead of blaming others for mistakes, try to calmly vocalize why you are frustrated. Instead of sitting in sadness and not seeking help, explain to friends and family how you have been feeling. Do not be afraid of making mistakes when explaining how you feel, mistakes help us learn exactly what is going on inside our minds.
emmiekoala
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Jul 8, 2015
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I think a very key aspect to controlling your emotions is self awareness. It's not totally easy to be aware of yourself sometimes, but it is definitely not impossible. Next time you are feeling some emotion, stop to think about that emotion and analyse why you are feeling it and what makes you feel it so uncontrollably. If you keep doing this, it will become easier and easier for you to control your emotions because you are actually able to understand them.
olderlesbian108
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Jul 8, 2015
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Emotions are important. They give us clues to how we are feeling. However, its not always appropriate to express emotions in every situation or at some moments. There are times when expressing emotions may make us feel unsafe, or vulnerable in a way that we can't deal with right then.
Controlling your emotions isn't about pushing them down, or denying them. Its more about hesitating before expressing them and taking a moment to check with yourself "is this a good thing to express right now?". Will my expressing this now hurt me, or hurt someone else?"
To me, that is what controlling emotions is about. Not denial. Just choosing the right time and place. Just making sure that you won't regret something that you say in the heat of the moment.
rainyRose49
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Jul 8, 2015
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I found that finding an individual I trust to help me process through what emotions were so that I could learn to recognize them was a great first step on the path of having a better handle on them. I would often text her and say "These are the physical symptoms and here is how my thoughts are right now" and she would then respond with "It sounds like you might be feeling the following emotions". Then we would break it down what each one looked, felt and sounded like. Now when I feel them getting out of what I feel comfortable handling on my own, I can text her and explain why I feel out of control and she walks me through mindful awareness exercises to bring me back to baseline.
Anonymous
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Jul 8, 2015
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I can learn to control my emotions by taking steps to identify the emotions I am experiencing, seeking help/support from fellow sufferers or a mental health professional and/or speaking with family members.
johnphan7Cups
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According to my personal experience, there is hardly a way that you can fully control your emotions when you don't have an understanding of what they are, the only way that might work is that you try to do things that would give you positive emotions so that they could suppress the emotions that you are uncertain about.
originalLion57
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Jul 8, 2015
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Identify your emotions, are you sad, angry, do you feel hurt and betrayed? Figure out why, what has happened, what could have triggered these feelings? Something with your family, friends, boyfriend/girlfriend? Something way back in your past that is still haunting you? Identify the cause or causes. Then you can treat your emotions, perhaps needing professional help.
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