How to Tame Your Emotions and Make Better Choices
"Emotions and Choices
Our Rationality
Emotional Alignment
Emotion Identification and Self-Awareness
Modulation and Improvement
Remember, you are in control! Tame your emotions to improve your decisions."
Read the complete article available at Psychology Today!
Reflection:
Are you able to manage your emotions well while making a decision?
*I never take decisions while I'm emotional. I always try to work out my emotions before doing so. There is a saying 'Never make promises when you're happy and never make decisions when you're sad', and I stand by it*
@comfortableNight4463
I have found it hard before to manage my emotions well when trying to make a decision.
I feel that I am becoming better at it.
Deep breaths definitely help!
Thanks for sharing! 💛✨
@innateJoy9602 Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Wishing you well.
@comfortableNight4463
I always make sure to calm down before making a big decision since I often don't think clearly when I'm emotional. Thank you so much for sharing!
@professionalVision2624 That's great. You're welcome!
@comfortableNight4463
Thank you for sharing the article! <3
@comfortableNight4463 Managing emotions to take better decisions can be quite challenging. From my personal experience it takes a while until you can do what I call "switch off" where I know what my feelings are but I set them aside and don't think about them at all in order to purely concentrate on facts to take the best decision. The best thing to do is grow your self-respect and be sure about yourself and then spend time on the thing you need to decide on in order to be prepared. Thanks for the great post!
@calmDew1576 This is great advice. I agree, 'switching off' our emotions to make decisions can be tough and takes experience and practice to perfect. Self-respect can go a long way. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
When I'm angry, I'm not thinking clearly. Emotions do take over. Mostly I take a minute, step back mentally and come back more calm to face the situation with more clarity.
The situations that get harder to deal with are those that are on-going irritations that just slowly make me just SNAP sometimes and I feel the need to break something...lol. If I do it's not anything that breathes! And it doesn't happen often. I know I need to find a way to diffuse what I feel instead of keeping it in and letting it poison me, so I find an old glass dish or something....find a safe place to throw it and just 'let 'er rip.' It's my version of punching pillows...that doesn't work for me.
@EmbStitcher33 That's one way to deal with it. Yes! Try to work out your anger and calm yourself down before making hasty decisions on the spot. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
@comfortableNight4463 Emotions here tend to be chaotic alot. Sometimes it's hard to fully identify what's felt or why. I try to take a deeper pause - to respond rather than react. Never make a decision when things are too emotional - chances are it will end up being the wrong decision
@mytwistedsoul Well said! Response over reaction. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
@comfortableNight4463
I have learned from past bad decisions not to make them when I am very emotional. I have learned to say, I am not going to decide on this now, my emotions aren't stable, I will think on this when I am calmer and stable, or something like that.
@pineapplepeanut That's great! This can prevent us from taking hasty decisions without thinking. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.