Processing Emotions
0 commentsProcessing emotions: once you identify what you are feeling, try to find a way to process it. Below is a list of suggestions for how to do this.
Processing Emotions
- Keep a diary in which you write down feelings and try to identify the reasons behind them. You can also write ideas for how to solve problems and identify unmet needs.
- Write a letter to someone, even if you don’t plan to send it.
- Draw or paint an image of what the feeling looks like. What color would it be? What shape would it be?
- Try to find a song that matches your mood and play it.
- Call a friend to talk the feelings through.
Also, be aware of the strategies that serve to self-soothe and manage uncomfortable or intense feelings. These include:
- Taking a walk
- Listening to Music
- Taking a warm bath
- Praying
- Relaxing by taking breaths in though your nose and out through your mouth at your own pace
- someone to massage you
- Stretching
- Picturing a safe and peaceful place and focusing on that image
- Watching a funny movie
- Reading a book
- Playing an instrument
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