Life is full of emotional ups and downs. One moment we feel euphoric, full of vitality, ready to take on the world and the next minute, without anything having happened, we fall into discouragement and disappointment. That imbalance of feelings that come and go, that lack of control of being at the top only to fall without remedy, is the reason for some of the emotional disorders that affect us the most, such as anxiety.
Recognize emotions
- And the truth is that we would all like to have enough psychological strength to face life without those emotional imbalances that sometimes make us unable to move on and be happy. But it is not so easy to learn to manage our emotions to turn them into something positive because the first thing we have to do is known and recognize our emotions. In short, getting to know ourselves.
- Something that we are not always willing to do, due to lack of time or a mere ignorance of the importance of investigating, recognizing and expressing our feelings. A look inside that is necessary to find the emotional balance we need, being able to distinguish if what we feel is pressure or guilt, responsibility or imposition, shame or envy, love or dependency.
- A greater knowledge of our emotions would lead us to be able to manage them and transform anguish into acceptance, fear into learning, disappointment into dreams, anxiety into initiatives, and depression into revitalization. How to learn to identify those emotions depends on the way of being of each person. For some it will be enough to take time for themselves, while others will need techniques such as meditation or even psychological therapy.
Strike a balance
- The fact that we cannot have our whole life under control because there are countless events that escape us, does not mean that we do not have the possibility of taking the reins ourselves and directing our lives along the path that leads directly to happiness. Imagine that life is your schedule in which you organize your daily obligations, leaving room for the unexpected.
- Counting on that, only you are responsible for maintaining that necessary balance to feel good, in harmony and happy. How to do it? Avoiding negative attitudes such as hatred, guilt, envy, shame, anger or bad mood. And promoting all that positive attitude that is talked about so much that consists, among other things, of smiling, feeling sure of yourself and using your mistakes and mistakes as a springboard to take a great leap.
- If you get used to surrounding yourself with people who love you, if you set aside time for all those activities that make you feel good, if you keep your sense of humor and a positive attitude and don’t allow anything or anyone to steal your dreams, little by little you will find that emotional balance that you need so much to face any vital unforeseen event.