How can I learn to control my emotions when I don't even know what they are?

I think expressing your emotions (talking,drawing,writing) is a way of controlling them as you are not letting them get the better of you :)

Concentrating on your breathing is often a good way to calm down if you are feeling emotional. Do not worry if you cannot identify your emotions or reasons behind them this is quite normal.

Writing down your emotions can somewhat help but personally its to let out your emotions. If you feel like crying, cry. It's okay to let out your emotions. I believe it's healthy to be in touch with your emotions.

Find out what they are! Ask yourself "How do I feel at this moment?" "What is making me feel this way?" When you know what your emotions are, and you know what causes them, you can ask "What can I do to change this?" If you want to change them, that is; don't forget, joy, love, and happiness are all emotions, too!

I try to see emotions as 'positive" and "negative", when im in a highly emotional state, instead of trying to pinpoint exactly what it is im feeling i just tend to think - am i reacting positively or negatively to my environment? And if it is negative, i become aware that these feelings could affect others. so instead, I take myself from the situation and write them down in a book or a piece of paper or my phone (whatever i have spare). Then.. later on I go back and look at it. Once im calm and have a clear head, I can look back at my feelings and objectively try and understand what they are. I find it helps me, the more I do it, the better I become at being aware of what I am feeling.

Write down a list of what you're feeling. Sometimes you think you don't know what you're feeling because you're trying to find one specific emotion. You could be feeling multiple though. Work though the symptoms. And if you become too overwhelmed; ask for help.

It might be best to try to do some relaxation excercises to calm the situation. Then it might be good to take some time to try and think about what exactly triggered this reaction .it might be best to work out which strategies will work for you

Becoming aware of your emotions can be a difficult task. But, here at 7cups, you are given many tools to help you recognize and classify emotions you feel. We have multiple test that you can take to understand what you are feeling and then you could even talk to a listener about the feelings!

its tough sometimes to keep a level head about emotions, more so when your not sure what you have. the why i control them. is by breathing sometimes prettying im on the office and stare at the camera. sometimes to make me figure out whats real and not

When you find yourself upset, don't try and pinpoint exactly what it was. Focus more on how to make yourself calm after the storm. Find the positives in a negative situation.