The Naked Truth | Heightened emotions can ruin your life and relationships: how to recognise and manage intense or irrational feelings
- Emotions are an intrinsic part of our lives, but if they become too intense or irrational, they can cause problems
- Fortunately, there are a number of strategies to help us learn to manage these feelings
As we know, our emotions fluctuate from time to time and these changes can be triggered by external or internal factors. But at times, they can be affected for reasons we can’t easily understand.
When we are unable to manage, process, or control our emotions, it can be frustrating, both to ourselves and others around us. But if we learn to manage our emotions appropriately, it can bring innumerable benefits to our well-being as well as our relationships, including romantic ones.
We are also painfully aware of the emotional strain brought on by festive seasons such as the Lunar New Year. Periods like this can be exhausting for anyone, given the physical, financial and emotional strain that comes with entertaining family and friends.
Plus, the threat of Covid-19 hasn’t helped matters. With the upcoming holiday taking place against the backdrop of a global pandemic, understanding emotional regulation is especially crucial now.
The first thing is to understand what heightened emotions are, and how we get to such a state.