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Staying emotionally stable

User Profile: amiablePeace77
amiablePeace77 December 8th, 2025

50+ Check-In December 8 to 10, 2025

Holidays can bring tension, anxiety, and despair, but they can also be a time for happiness and camaraderie.

What keeps you emotionally stable?

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User Profile: amiablePeace77
amiablePeace77 OP December 8th, 2025

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User Profile: Amanda84
Amanda84 December 8th, 2025

@amiablePeace77

Identifying my triggers.

Music.

Space and time alone.

Good, long, hot bubble bath.

Spending time with family.

When I feel pressured and busy, taking time away, to process my emotions 💖

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amiablePeace77 OP December 8th, 2025

@Amanda84

You have a good set of tools to stay emotionally stable! Good that you step back to attend to your emotions when you feel pressure before things get worse!

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Amanda84 December 8th, 2025

@amiablePeace77

My nephew has autism and I remember once when I was getting annoyed, he started mimicking me, so I learnt from that day, that if I cannot learn how to effectively process my emotions, how will he learn and we both just trigger each other 💖

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User Profile: Clio9876
Clio9876 December 30th, 2025

@Amanda84

Teaching others is a great way to learn!

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User Profile: eternalHero77
eternalHero77 December 8th, 2025

@amiablePeace77 Hmmm I need think About this a bit—what keeps me stable—First off my children second all the people I lost and no longer here yet loved me and taught me to be who I am, to the people staff and clients alike in my day program that I attended for many years who showed & taught me I had value in this world. Staff who believed in me and invested so much in me to help me heal through their investing and teaching members in my group as well as myself tools to take with us every day out in the world to help me see I didn’t need believe in the negatives I was taught but to help see and appreciate gifts I had been given but had never took notice and likely never would have noticed had it not been for the staff and the tools given. If at any time I feel down I go back into my head to grab a memory out of the tools given and the support received. Surprisingly the negative thought/down feelings disappear as I recognize regardless of whats going on at the moment I am ok. Dont expect more or less at that very moment other than be in the moment enjoy whats right there in front of me. Knowing I am never alone regardless of the pain, downers or good times there is always someone that is or has experienced the very same as me though we might have goone on different paths we are still with each other in the world. My late husband who believed in me-loved me like no one ever had and taught me never to underestimate myself—at times I may still fall in that area. When those times come I miss him all the more yet I know whereever he is in heaven he stands alongside God watching over me as he goes to God chattin’ in my behalf to do all HE can to protect me and most importantly God who has never given up forgiving me for any wrongs I have done and unfortunatly will always fall into temptation tho it’s limited. For him placing so many wonderful people in my life: my mom, children, staff at my 3 churches I am connected to. For God placing both my husband and I in each others lives teaching and showin’ another what it is to give and feel being loved, honored, cared for and respected each and every day. That neither of had to accept being abused any longer by our families and God never leaving my side or that of my family helping us to overcome si many struggles, Whether or not we succeeded at what our struggles were some I got better than what I expected while others I might not have received anything from those situatuations yet God helped me to understand and accept those situations with a different view and appreciate the things I did and still do have. Knowing that people can come and go out my life which of cause is unfortunate yet knowing He will never  leav my side helps me to crash stable and strong each and every day.

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amiablePeace77 OP December 8th, 2025

@eternalHero77

I believe your late husband taught you a valuable lesson by not underestimating yourself!

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User Profile: LeoInPerpetuity
LeoInPerpetuity December 8th, 2025

@amiablePeace77 You're right; the holidays can stir up so many emotions at once. It's natural to feel both the weight of tension and the warmth of connection during this season. What helps me is focusing on small grounding moments, like a quiet walk, a favorite song, or reaching out to someone I trust. Those little anchors remind us that stability doesn't have to mean perfection; it can simply mean finding calm in the middle of it all.

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amiablePeace77 OP December 8th, 2025

@LeoInPerpetuity

Small grounding moments like you mentioned done several times a day can be more helpful than doing long sessions in my opinion. 

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User Profile: 2Ears2Hear
2Ears2Hear December 8th, 2025

@amiablePeace77 Having boundaries in place ahead of time. I usually fail a little, sometimes a lot, so that prob tells me I’ve got too high of expectations of myself and everyone. Just wanted to share what’s helped in my family.

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amiablePeace77 OP December 8th, 2025

@2Ears2Hear

Thank you for sharing. I think you came to a good realization about the connection of expectations and possible disappointments. 

User Profile: Lovelight1211
Lovelight1211 December 9th, 2025

@2Ears2Hear Having boundaries in place ahead of time sounds amazing and saves people from alot of unnecessary heartache and pain, i'm sure. A great thing to do, well done

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User Profile: reservedOwl321
reservedOwl321 December 8th, 2025

My job, my routine.

User Profile: daydreammemories
daydreammemories December 8th, 2025

@amiablePeace77

probably getting some free time to rest and unwind! 

User Profile: breanac19
breanac19 December 8th, 2025

@amiablePeace77 I make sure I go outside and listen to music every day. Also, I give myself something to look forward to

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amiablePeace77 OP December 8th, 2025

@breanac19

Sounds great! To me it's very important to have something to look forward to during the day. It offers many benefits like increased energy in the morning or creating purpose and motivation.

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User Profile: akunknown
akunknown December 8th, 2025

@amiablePeace77

What keeps you emotionally stable?

Journaling, music, writing my own songs, knowing what triggers me, staying away from whoever or whatever triggers me, spending time with myself, telling/reminding myself how great I’ve done so far and not to ruin it now and to stay focused on keeping calm. Those are the main things. 

User Profile: soulsings
soulsings December 9th, 2025

@amiablePeace77  What keeps you emotionally stable?

Holidays are not the way they used to be. Others celebrating holidays are often glad when they are over. They are not living up to expectations. 

"This too shall pass."