#managing emotions

[alwysenough]

Always feel

Accepting your feelings, and letting yourself feel is important. You are always allowed to feel, you do not always have to be happy. You are more complex than that, humans were never made to be simple. Pride yourself on your ability to feel, for yourself, and for others. It's always okay to cry, to laugh, to grow frustrated, confused, angry. The important thing is when having those emotions you remind yourself it is not to be ashamed of, your body is telling you who it is and what it needs. Anger fights for you, proves to you that you deserve better. Sadness is the bodies yearning for gentleness and reassurance. Happiness is a reminder to do more of that thing that caused it and encourages you to seek it in new ways as well.

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[erma666]

how to deal with men

when i see a man i dislike i enjoy imagining him as a small insect that i can trap in a jar and give leaves to and watch crawl around. it makes me feel bigger and stronger than him. it makes it easier to be kind to him because whether he gets to eat leaves in his little jar is all up to me and so it gives me a responsibility. thabk you.

[mental-health-advice]

hey is there any advice you have for managing emotions when they’re always intense? I feel like most of the advice I’ve gotten from people is for those who don’t experience extreme emotions very often, but I experience them almost as a default and I want to know how to cope with that.

Hey there,

When dealing with and trying to manage intense emotions, different things work for different people. So, this is something to definitely keep in mind and so perhaps what others have suggested to you (even though they may not have experienced such intense emotions) just weren’t helpful suggestions for you but I am sure that they had the best of intentions.

I am not sure what you have tried so far, but here are some ideas you could give a go if you haven’t already:

Doing something physical. For example, going for a fast-paced walk or going for a run. Punching a pillow or screaming into one or punching something harder like a punching bag

Ripping up paper

Scribbling on paper, and just write. It does not need to make sense, just write what comes to mind – this can be really helpful and especially when you have intense and constant thoughts going through your head

Getting a piece of paper and just colouring whatever colour that best suits how you are feeling. I do this a lot by drawing a big circle and colouring it in with a mixture of colours that I am feeling at the time, even of it’s darker colours like black and red, just get those emotions out of you by using different colours. This is also really helpful when you are feeling a mixture of different emotions but cannot put a name to those emotions

Doing something to keep you busy and distracted and especially if the intense emotions that you are feeling are the kind of self-destructive ones that could result in you harming yourself

I really hope that these ideas will help a bit and please do let us know if we can help to support you in any other way!

I’m thinking of you and hope that you are going well!

Take care,

Lauren

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Through the Years: A Life Still in Motion

Time reshapes us—not by an erasure, but by slow transformation. Our steps may soften, and our focus may shift, yet what lives at our core endures. We are not lost to the years; we are distilled by them. For example; 1. I’m not as bold as I once was,but my courage has deepened. 2. I’m not as carefree,but joy finds me in quieter ways. 3. I don’t speak as loudly,yet my words hold more weight. 4.…

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Emotional Intelligence: The Art of Understanding and Managing Emotions

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Emotional intelligence (EQ) has quietly emerged as one of the most powerful determinants of personal and professional success. It influences how we communicate, handle stress, navigate conflict, and connect with others. While IQ might get you through the door, EQ is what sustains relationships, builds trust, and cultivates long-term success—both within and beyond…

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High emotion ≠ high motivation. 🎭 Learn to spot the difference and fuel your goals with real drive. #MindsetShift #EmotionalIntelligence #StayMotivated

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Riding the Waves: Learning to Regulate Emotions

Feelings are part of being human. They rise up, often without warning, and can change from one moment to the next. Sometimes they’re light and easy—joy, excitement, calm. Other times, they come with weight—anger, sadness, fear, shame. Emotions are natural and important, but they’re not always easy to handle. Some days they feel like waves gently washing over us. Other days, it’s like being caught…

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Run Its Course

As someone who has been processing and examining relationships from the last thirty years, I have to say I don't have any regrets about any of them. I learned something from each person, and they were important to my life during the time they were in it. Its good to honor the good, recognize the bad, and move on graciously. 

I attempted to reconnect with Eric, and it didn't happen, his ego came into play, and sabotaged it. The thing is I harbor no ill-will against him. We had our time together, and it was an amazing part of my early adulthood, a lot of personal development occurred during this time for me. It would have been wonderful to bask in the nostalgia of our younger selves, but clearly our time had passed, and that is okay.

Loni mysteriously ghosted me. And frankly he doesn't owe me an explanation, the relationship clearly wasn't serving him anymore, and he decided to move on. I was obviously a little hurt, thinking I had done something wrong, but ultimately it wasn't about me, it was about him, his needs, and what he needed moving forward. He is not culpable for giving me resolution around our friendship, that was something I had to find on my own. This is something I have found to be true throughout my life.

Waiting or expecting to get some kind of closure from other folks is foolish, in my opinion. They don't owe you that, no matter what kind of relationship it may be, romantic, plutonic or familial. As a grown adult, and autonomous human being, you need to figure out how to heal your own emotional wounds. You may decide to go the professional route, and hire a therapist, you may take up a sport or hobby that you used to enjoy, and now have time again to partake of. Or you may choose to self-medicate and stifle and ignore the actual issues choosing to hide from them temporarily.

As beings with independent thought, we have options, and part of being a well adjusted and emotionally healthy adult, is finding constructive ways to express and alleviate our emotions. This is something I have had to re-evaluate and revise during my entire adult life. What may have worked for you twenty years ago, may not still work for you, so its up to us to find creative ways to exercise our demons, and hopefully not leave a wave of destruction in the path to restoring our emotional equilibrium.

I pride myself on usually turning my hurt and pain inwards, and not externally. I am also pleased I don't have an addictive personality, and have never been one to self-medicate my issues, but face them head-on. Make no mistakes, this isn't an easy choice, its a hard one. I don't think its fair that hurt people, hurt people. Hurt people need to take ownership of their shit, and not go flinging it around all over the place.

One thing I have learned about all relationships is that they take work, and also usually one party is more invested than the other. It's rare that I have had a friendship where there was true balance all around. I think this is why there is push and pull in these bonds, what you're needs are, and what you're partners needs are, aren't always necessarily aligned, and this leads to miscommunication and hurt feelings.

Mind you in recent years I have pulled back from making new friends, and severing or having severed old friendships. I feel this is part of what life is, some folks are with you for a reason or a season, and then its on to the next. Some affairs have just run their course, it was good while it lasted, but now its time for something new.

We are all on different journeys, and I think its such a blessing when you can find individuals that can follow you on yours, through all of the winds and turns that life can take. Contrary to what television and movies show us, I think forever friends are rare. I have folks I have been friends with a long time, but we aren't necessarily close, and in some instances that is just fine. In others, its frustrating because you may want to be closer to that person. Once again that push and pull that I talked about, in addition to your needs being different than that persons needs.

I can acknowledge that my entire life was a very non-traditional journey, but as a non-traditional person this was appropriate. I found that folks who went the more traditional routes of marriage, children, divorce, career, retirement, weren't always aligned with my own journey, which never had progeny, was entirely mostly un-partnered, oscillated between many jobs over three different careers and is currently in a pre-retirement state. I seemed to always be zigging when other folks were zagging, and that was my journey, it doesn't make it anymore or any less meaningful than their journeys, they were just different.

One pertinent point that I return to over and over again, is I never really found my tribe. The nature of my intersectional identities, and my very iconoclastic taste, always left me on the periphery of even the most protected classes. I would like to say its been a point of frustration, but I have sort of adjusted to being 'other' or the 'outsider', I have found consolation in the comforts of keeping my own council, because no one understands you better than, well, you.

My days are now mostly filled with me, and my various parasocial relationships with the characters on my many different television programs, films and the guys I crave, download, and know their bodies all too well. Streaming nineties R&B and vintage vinyl albums, and reading comic books, it might seem like a lonely existence, but I have found a sweet spot of peace of mind and tranquility. Even with the long-stay of my current depressive episode I have managed to find multiple pieces of joy everyday. Happiness may be elusive to me, but if we can find joy in the mundane, I think we will do alright.

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Why try to control natural emotions?

This post is a response to a question posed in its complete format: “If emotions are natural, why do we spend our whole lives trying to control them?” Well, that’s your mistake right there. To control your emotions requires letting them flow freely. “Controlling” your emotions requires you to let go of control over your feelings. If that sounds counterintuitive to you, it’s because it…

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Emotional stress can have a significant impact on your physical health, from disrupting sleep to affecting heart health. Many may not realize that psychiatric rehabilitation services in Katy, Texas can provide effective methods to help manage stress and its physical consequences. These services address the emotional roots of stress, teaching individuals how to reduce its physical effects on the body, leading to improved overall health. By managing emotions and negative thoughts, you can maintain a healthier body and mind.

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Why Your Emotions Lie to You: The Hidden Trap of Affect Perseverance and How to Break Free

Ever felt stuck in emotions that don’t match reality? Welcome to Affect Perseverance—the hidden trap that keeps you clinging to outdated feelings like anger, guilt, or nostalgia. Learn how your brain tricks you and discover practical steps to outsmart you

“Man is not troubled by events, but by the view he takes of them.” – Epictetus The Lie Your Feelings Keep Telling You A few years ago, I found myself sitting in my car, staring at the dashboard, drowning in a mix of anger, sadness, and guilt. The person I was furious with hadn’t done anything wrong—not lately, at least. But the emotions were real, intense, and, frankly, exhausting. I had that…

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The Radiance of Positivity

🌟 Why Some People Light Up Every Room? 🌟 Ever notice how some people just glow when they walk in? ✨It’s more than their smile or their words—it’s their energy. Like sunshine in human form. ☀️ The thing that makes positive people different is that they don’t pretend life is perfect because it’s not, but for them it’s as perfect as it’s ever going to be at any given moment in time. You see, they…