Q: If I want to manage my emotions in a healthy way, where is the best place to start?
From:
Justice Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality
Updated:
2021-08-11 15:08
A: Describe, in as detailed a manner as possible, how you physically feel whenever you have strong emotions. When you’re feeling anxious, do your muscles tighten? Does your neck tingle? Does your jaw clench? Do you feel waves of hot or cold down your back? Does your breathing change? We need to identify all of the various body cues that signal a strong emotion. Identifying the differences between our body’s baseline and how it feels when we are anxious, upset or angry is extremely important. Often, we carry emotions around, and they impact our lives without us even realizing what is happening.