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Yes. You can try some breath work and meditation where you focus on your breath. Meditation is basically that we give our monkey mind something to play so we gain an outward perspective on the issue and can observe it from outside. Rather like a little child than that we actually are the emotions. We so become our own parents and parent ourselves like we'd parent our children. Kundalini Yoga is a great way to transform emotions. I can recommend starting with a beginners class somewhere in your region. You just feel how incredibly strong you become and all your emotions just flowing through you. Guiding you to where you actually want to be.
While emotions are often irrational, they need to be dealt with. You can bury them under the surface and keep your composure at times, but eventually you will need to confront them and come to terms with what you're feeling.
There is really no need to control them, but to understand the feeling and let it pass. For example, when you are angry, and think about it, you can understand angry starts when something hurts. If you let our self feel what hurts, the angry feeling goes. And if you feel the sadness for what hurts, you can also let it go.
It requires a lot of practice and mental strength but it is definitely possible to control emotions.
I think that to control your emotions you have to understand them first. Once you can understand them you can be prepared in the situations that you know may lead you to feeling them and therefore in a way, control them.
Controlling your emotions works about as well as trying to control a thunderstorm from the ground. They're just something that happens, to everybody, all the time. You can learn how to express and manage them effectively, which is something that most of us begin to learn how to do when we're quite young. The important thing to remember about emotions is, like a thunderstorm, they have their moment and then they pass. If you feel like you need help managing your emotions or that you're overwhelmed by them, check out our self help guides o the site.
Anonymous
October 23rd, 2014 5:29am
It is totally possible. But you do have to do it in a healthy manner where you allow and accept your feelings to be felt but also make sure you do not act on them and do something you would not like to do. First step is to accept your feelings without judging them.
And you will see once you allow your feelings to be processed by accepting. They lose their grip on you and youcan think logically and solve any issue in a balanced manner
By learning meditation we could control our emotion, or by doing thing one step at a time completely finished. Then we can manage our emotion that would make us being able to control our emotion.
Yes, it can be with time and practice. It doesn't happen over night, and seeking professional help is the best way to learn to control your feelings.
Of course. Proper emotion management is essential to have a meaningful and peaceful life. It's hard to do at first but eventually, you'll get used to it.
Yes, it is always possible to control your emotions. If you feel like you have anger issues you should probably try to consult a counselor or therapist so you don't hurt someone or yourself.
Anonymous
October 29th, 2014 12:21pm
Yes. I control mine all the time. It's hard to know how to, but once you get the hang of it, you can do it easily.
It depends on person to person on how they handle their emotions. Some feel relaxed after letting go all the frustration by various ways like shouting, crying, running, etc. While some others feel more comfortable in bottling it all up. Personally, I don't believe that emotions should be kept buried away in your heart for ever. Take your time, but let it out. Doesn't matter how long it takes for you to let go, but don't let it eat you from the inside. Don't bear the pain alone. Someone out there is willing to halve your pain. Give them a chance. :)
Yes you can if you know what triggers these emotions so you may have a better understanding of your emotions
Anonymous
January 23rd, 2016 10:24am
yessss of course. Mind over matter. Just keep yourself relax and calm. Try to think before you move and if you cant try to avoid it to minimize wrong actions.
Yep, but remember that they happen for a reason. There is probably something very valid about whatever you are feeling. The only consideration is how to express that emotion and when to express it.
Anonymous
November 8th, 2014 3:16am
Yes it's possible to control your emotions, some harder than others. Try finding what triggers those emotions first.
No it's not possible to control your emotions completely. It's okay to feel what you feel, everyone has their ups and downs and that's fine. You can push your emotions away, but in the end they'll find their way out.
I do believe everyone has the ability to control their emotions, but it is definitely not an easy task. I mean, certain situations trigger certain responses, but we have to learn how to deal with those responses. If you know you are going to react in a certain way (ex. anger), try to prepare yourself so you don't become so angry or even take the time to walk away! :)
Yes it is. To control your emotions, usually means to not let them overpower you and not to suppressed them. In order to control our emotions, acceptance of the emotion is important, as acceptance would help us feel peace and thus help us manage and control our emotions better :)
Anonymous
November 19th, 2014 8:21pm
All though it might seem hard, you can control your emotions. Different people have different methods. I usually try to take my mind off whatever is bothering me and think about something i have control over like the rate of my brethung, this calms me down.
Good news - it is possible! It may take some effort if it's something that you are struggling with but you hold the power to get them under control. I recommend first checking out the 7 Cups of Tea self-help guide on managing emotions: http://www.7cups.com/help-managing-emotions/ If you still find yourself struggling to regulate your emotions, professional therapy and/or some form of medication may be more helpful. But if you maintain a can-do attitude & really work towards getting your emotions under control you can get much better at it.
Anonymous
November 23rd, 2015 5:48pm
Yes.
It is a long path and can take a lot of work and support from others, but emotions are a part of you that can be controlled in most situations.
But don't hold back too much, it is important to also express how you feel and let people in.
Anonymous
January 16th, 2016 11:59pm
yes all people have emotions its our ability to control them that makes us human if people didnt control there emotions the world would be chaotic
I don't believe you can control emotions but you can manage them in a healthy way. If you're "triggered" one of the ways to manage the emotions behind the "trigger" is to ask yourself, why am I triggered? What am I feeling? Is what I am feeling related to the current incident or is it from a wound that hasn't healed? Once you have that self-awareness of what is behind the emotions, then you can manage them better.
Yes , when you take time alone , think about the situation and your emotion about certain thing analyse it , you will understand how can that be controlled.
Not truly, you can try to control your emotions but they will always be there. Controlling your actions is not the same as controlling your emotions despite what some many think, just because you don't act on these emotions does not mean you do not still feel them and it important to get these emotions out in a non destructive way, such as drawing, building things, talking about your feelings, etc.
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