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There are three major reasons why we experience emotions. Emotions help to motivate us for action: Emotions help to organize our behaviour and set us in motion to accomplish a goal.
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Emotions can be signals or alarms that something is happening. •• Gut feelings can be like intuition—a response to something important about the situation. This can be helpful if our emotions get us to check out the facts.
Overcoming Avoidance of Negative Emotions. Objective. To identify the ways you avoid unpleasant or “negative” emotions and find ways to tolerate and accept difficult, thoughts, sensations, feelings and memories. You Should Know. Social norms sometimes suggest that certain feelings should be avoided.
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Emotions can be especially important when we don’t have time to think things through. • Strong emotions help us overcome obstacles—in our minds and in the environment. • Facial expressions are hard-wired aspects of emotions. Facial expressions communicate faster than words.
Myths (e.g., mistaken beliefs) about emotions get in the way of your ability to regulate emotions. Myths that emotions are bad or weak lead to avoiding emotions.
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Judgmental myths about emotions (e.g., “Some emotions are stupid,” “There is a right way to feel in every situation”)? Beliefs that emotions and identity are the same (e.g., “My emotions are who I am”)? •• IF YES: 1. Check the facts. 2. Challenge myths. 3. Practice thinking nonjudgmentally.
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Extreme emotions get you a lot further than trying to regulate your emotions. Challenge: Creativity requires intense, often out-of- control emotions. Challenge: Drama is cool. Challenge: It is inauthentic to try to change my emotions. Challenge: Emotional truth is what counts, not factual truth.
