"Regulating emotions isn't the same as suppressing them. . . Emotional Regulation is a skill that can help you build mental strength."
This is a great quote from today's article: 7 Myths About Emotions That Rob You of Your Mental Strength.
Sound familiar? Yes, if you've been following my posts for a while, you've probably heard me say something very similar.
In fact, I believe that Emotional Regulation and Impulse Control are two of the most important Mental Toughness Character Competencies for building resilience. That's because they are the foundational skills (yes, skills) upon which all the others are built.
So, by focusing on developing your ability to regulate (manage, adjust, change, shift, intensify, de-intensify, etc.) your emotions, you are better able to respond to a given situation/trigger/stress in a way that is more useful and beneficial to you, rather that reacting in a habitual way that might not serve you or others.
It's a skill. And you can learn it.
And remember, one of the best tools for doing that is to use the Pause Technique that I teach in my Mental Toughness clients!
Let me know what you think of the article.
And if would like to learn more . . . let me know - I'd be happy to help!
Here's the link to the original article in Psychology Today that inspired my post.