What is emotional regulation?
Emotional regulation is a person’s ability to manage their emotions in a healthy way. It is crucial for maintaining optimal mental wellness. Regulating your emotions means recognizing, understanding, and managing emotions so that you are aware of what you are feeling and can choose how to respond. This ultimately leads to a healthier life. True emotional regulation does not involve suppressing or ignoring your emotions. Instead, it means that you have the tools you need to effectively navigate the emotions you feel.
Why is emotional regulation important?
Emotional regulation is the foundation to navigating and interacting with the world and people around us. It allows us to respond appropriately and effectively in order to prevent interpersonal conflicts. When we have the tools to maintain our own emotional regulation we have a strong self-awareness, better performance, improved impulse control, stronger decision making skills as well as healthier relationships with those around us.
How can therapy improve emotional regulation skills?
Therapy provides a safe space to explore emotions in a personalized and professional setting, free of judgment. Mental health professionals hold the knowledge and skills to help their clients explore, identify, and manage their emotions. In building emotional regulation skills, therapy can:
- help you learn healthy coping skills to deal with challenging situations;
- encourage you to challenge unhelpful thoughts and worries;
- help you to practice new or different responses to emotional stressors;
- address past experiences that negatively affect emotional regulation;
- encourage you to practice self-compassion; - help you to build up your emotional resilience; and - help you to improve your communication skills.
How do I get started?
Getting started is simple, here at Hays Behavioral Health Group we have highly trained clinicians to help you gain emotional control and reach your goals. We focus on a personalized treatment plan and work collaboratively with you at your desired pace.
Reach out through our website or give us a call today to get started!