Emotional Regulation And Emotional Regulation

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Emotions play an essential role in our everyday lives and the majority of individuals are not consciously aware about it. Based on how someone’s emotions are for that day, depends on what kind of day that person will have. In essence, the person’s day is impacted by their emotions. The question whether or not a person can control their emotions voluntarily varies from person to person. In some cases, people are able to handle their emotions depending on the situation they're in. For instance, a person cannot lash out on another person because it is not socially acceptable. However, some people do and let their emotions get the better of them. The controlling of one’s emotion is known as emotional regulation. Emotional regulation is the ability …show more content…

Emotional intelligence, also known as EQ, is closely associated with emotional regulation, but the difference is that emotional intelligence is the capability of being aware of one’s emotions whereas, emotional regulation is the act of controlling one’s emotions. A person who is aware of what their emotions are capable of being able to know how to handle that specific emotion in an orderly fashion. In essence, the person understands their emotions and it is easier to regulate, reason being is that they know about …show more content…

I am able to cope well with most emotions and circumstances that come my way, but there are times where the bottled up emotions I’ve suppressed for so long comes out on their own. The ability to control every emotion and have a counteractive precaution for it is rare. Most of the basic emotions, I can handle quite well, such as being happy or sad depending on what situation I am in. Emotions like anger and anxiety are a different case. Handling anger is not always a problem, but there are few instances in my life where the littlest of things made me angry. Anxiety, on the other hand, I have to control over when it comes to taking exams, such as Organic Chemistry. I try to calm myself by saying that everything is fine and the exam is not as fearful as it seems, but it does not work on most cases and throughout the exam, the constant feeling that it is possible for me to fail surrounds my thoughts. Depending on the individual and situation, people are better at controlling their emotions voluntarily than others. Overall, in easier situations, people are able to handle their emotions quite well and effectively. But, there are many situations where a person’s ability to control their emotions is hampered such as dealing with a death or finding out some horrendous news. Everyone is different and some people are more aware of their emotions and are able to control them consciously. Majority

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