{"id":154,"date":"2017-11-29T03:17:04","date_gmt":"2017-11-29T03:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:85\/wordpress-resiliencefirst\/?p=154"},"modified":"2018-02-08T02:55:42","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T02:55:42","slug":"managing-distressing-emotions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.resiliencefirst.com\/nextVersion\/2017\/11\/29\/managing-distressing-emotions\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing Emotions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.100&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Managing Strong, Distressing Emotions<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-832 alignright\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.resiliencefirst.com\/nextVersion\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ManagingEmotions-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.resiliencefirst.com\/nextVersion\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ManagingEmotions-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.resiliencefirst.com\/nextVersion\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ManagingEmotions-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.resiliencefirst.com\/nextVersion\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ManagingEmotions-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.resiliencefirst.com\/nextVersion\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ManagingEmotions-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At times, we will all experience strong, negative emotions, such as fear, anger, sadness, guilt, and grief. When extreme, such emotions can degrade health, performance, and relationships\u2014while causing or maintaining dysregulated arousal. This part of resilience training teaches practical skills to manage these kinds of emotions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rapid relief strategies for distress (adaptations of trauma strategies for everyday use)<\/li>\n<li>Defusing painful memories (from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)<\/li>\n<li>Confiding trauma and worries (how a few minutes of daily expressive writing can be so powerful)<\/li>\n<li>Managing the common thought traps linked to emotional disturbance, such as PTSD, depression, anxiety, and everyday distress.<\/li>\n<li>Managing distressing dreams, which for decades can afflict even those without stress-related mental disorders<\/li>\n<li>Mindfulness meditation (used for centuries, this approach is now taught in Western clinics, schools, and workplaces)<\/li>\n<li>Self-compassion (adding powerful steps to mindfulness practice has been found to be even more effective)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243;][et_pb_button _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.97&#8243; button_text=&#8221;Previous&#8221; button_url=&#8221;http:\/\/www.resiliencefirst.com\/nextVersion\/2017\/11\/29\/arousal-reduction\/&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;off&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_icon=&#8221;%%19%%&#8221; button_icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243;][et_pb_button _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.97&#8243; button_text=&#8221;Next&#8221; button_url=&#8221;http:\/\/www.resiliencefirst.com\/nextVersion\/2017\/11\/29\/thriving-happiness\/&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;off&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_icon=&#8221;%%20%%&#8221; button_icon_placement=&#8221;right&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.100&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221;] Managing Strong, Distressing Emotions At times, we will all experience strong, negative emotions, such as fear, anger, sadness, guilt, and grief. When extreme, such emotions can degrade health, performance, and relationships\u2014while causing or maintaining dysregulated arousal. This part of resilience training teaches practical skills to manage these kinds of emotions. 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