Posted on 13th Mar 2020
by Naomi
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When you start to familiarise yourself with your emotions – how they feel, what sets them off, the thoughts and actions they’re linked to – you may start to notice patterns of emotions, thoughts, and behaviours. Do certain situations start a snowball effect of… Continue Reading “Emotions – part 2: Their influences, purposes, and uses”
Category: Mental Health PostsTags: action signals, anxiety, appraisal, behaviours, CBT, cognitive behavioural therapy, communication, connection, DBT, depression, dialectical behavioural therapy, disconnection, emotion regulation, emotional intelligence, emotions, feelings, hierarchy of needs, humanistic, interpretation, managing emotions, Maslow, memories, needs, potential, psychological needs, script, self-actualisation, social bond, thoughts, understanding emotions
Posted on 4th Mar 2020
by Naomi
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People are, for the most part, pleasure-seeking and pain-avoidant. We aim to experience more of the so-called “positive” emotions, like happiness, excitement, and love, and less of the “negative” emotions, like anger, sadness, or fear. We value, seek out, and share “positive” feelings, whereas… Continue Reading “Emotions – part 1: What are emotions, and how do we experience and interpret them?”
Category: Mental Health PostsTags: awareness, CBT, check-in, communication, emotional intelligence, emotions, managing emotions, mental health, mood, mood meter, relate, relationship, self-awareness, self-care, self-help, thoughts, understanding emotions
Naomi Pauling 