Anger and Rage Are Not Necessarily Malfunctions of the Mind
If you believe you’ve never become angry, you may have a case of memory loss. Anger is a universal emotion. All races and peoples know the hot internal surge of
Continue readingIf you believe you’ve never become angry, you may have a case of memory loss. Anger is a universal emotion. All races and peoples know the hot internal surge of
Continue readingWe must understand how emotions and reason typically work before we understand how to use them. We have both beneficial and damaging use of both our emotions and rational faculties.
Continue readingUnderstanding ourselves is the first step to being able to control ourselves and our emotions. I think we can all agree on that. But how are control and emotions related?
Continue readingWe control our emotions by controlling our thinking, so let’s make sure the foundation for our thinking is truly straight and will help us control our emotions in the way
Continue readingKeep three words in mind when you want to use more tools to teach yourself and others to manage emotions. They are: distract, disconnect, reframe. All three are ways to
Continue readingUsing words we all can readily understand, the emotional brain needs to be calmed down at times, especially when we are in the grip of an emotional outburst. So far,
Continue readingEmotional Control (continued) Have you ever noticed that happy people tend to control their emotions better than angry people? I wonder why? Happiness produces a state of relaxation and in
Continue readingLet’s talk about distraction, and how it almost magically works to achieve emotional control. But first, we have to note: distraction can be the immediate cause of an emotional outburst
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