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Managing Emotions Creates Further Stress

Sep18



Yes it is true -> we have learned that emotions can drive people, change, engagement, relationships.

They also come with pain, suffering, worry, anxiety...

But the key statement above is this:

"We have LEARNED".

Emotions are a learned phenomena and live in the field of knowledge. Therefore, they are actually irrelevant in the sense that we don't have to act on them at all. There is actually no need for emotions to be acted upon - it's just that someone has taught you to do so.

Whatever you feel, you are. The moment you label it is the moment you get in trouble.

And this is quite a relieving revelation to many because it means ALL EMOTIONS are irrelevant. It's just that we have learned to want the so-called positive emotions, and do away with the so-called negative emotions. But they are all members of the same source and that source is worth questioning.

Our body is equipped to handle emotions as they arise - you just never allow it to because as thought rises, it intervenes with theories and ideas learned in the past to act upon them. The liver, for example, can handle anger, frustration, etc. on its own. The moment we intervene 'what is' with thought, we strain the body's innate intelligence to deal with it in it's own way.

By Gab Ciminelli

Keywords: Health and Wellness, Leadership, Mental Health

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