"Uncomfortable emotions" refers to feelings or thoughts that make you feel uneasy, disturbed, or anxious. It includes emotions like sadness, anger, fear, guilt, or anxiety that don't bring pleasant or good feelings.
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I don't know how long or for what reasons I stayed there, hiding from my life, avoiding the discomfort
of uncomfortable emotions.
Instead, teach her how to deal with
uncomfortable emotions on her own, so she doesn't grow to depend on you to regulate her mood.
This process can cause a lot
of uncomfortable emotions to arise, and so having additional mental health support is very important during this process.
If however, he's screaming and behaving in a disruptive manner, give him a consequence and coach him to use healthier coping skills to deal
with uncomfortable emotions in the future.
Teach your child anger management skills and specific skills for dealing with
uncomfortable emotions like fear, sadness, frustration, and disappointment.
Resilient people recognize the importance of both
managing uncomfortable emotions and cultivating positive emotions (joy, gratitude, contentment, and happiness).
«The vast majority of problems that bring people to therapy are the result of using defense mechanisms to avoid
facing uncomfortable emotions and conflicts.»
Watching the England and Holland teams line up ahead of their friendly the other night, a strange and
deeply uncomfortable emotion rose up in this sma -LRB-...)
Until we can do that effectively, it's essential that we equip our kids with the tools they need to
handle uncomfortable emotions that inevitably arise as a result of tragic news, gun - related or otherwise.
Uncomfortable emotions such as sadness, fear, anxiety, and anger can be difficult to manage as well as put a strain on our relationships.
I am going to explore this parenting experience and look at the potential impact on the children when parents smooth over or facilitate the avoidance of anxieties and
other uncomfortable emotions.
They have usually been taught that the expression of
certain uncomfortable emotions is not acceptable (e.g. Boys don't cry, Good girls do not express anger.)
As a result, ineffective coping skills build a wall against change, and instead create less tolerance
for uncomfortable emotions and those around us, while increasing our ineffectiveness in managing daily life stressors.
Dr. Heitler's newest book, Prescriptions Without Pills: For Relief from Depression, Anger, Anxiety, and More offers techniques for resolving the problems that have been
provoking uncomfortable emotions.
Because ACT encourages you to accept and
experience uncomfortable emotions - rather than succumb to emotional eating - it helps you to stay on your path to lose weight, while also helping you develop compassion toward yourself, no matter how much you weigh.
There is consistent research that «restrained eaters» (i.e. dieters) are caused to overeat by emotions such as depression, anxiety, and fear, while «unrestrained eaters» experience the reverse — their appetites are turned off in the face
of uncomfortable emotions.
When kids can't express themselves verbally, or when they don't know how to cope
with uncomfortable emotions, they often throw temper tantrums or become aggressive.
They don't waste time looking for an immediate release, «get rid of
your uncomfortable emotions quick» scheme.
Rather than convince your child not to feel certain things, teach her how to deal with
uncomfortable emotions.
Similarly, show your child that
uncomfortable emotions are a part of life.
Coloring a picture, saying, «I'm really sad,» or taking a few deep breath are just a few coping skills that might help her deal with
uncomfortable emotions.
Instead, parents using gentle discipline teach kids how to learn with
those uncomfortable emotions.
Discipline teaches children new skills, such as how to manage their behavior, solve problems, and deal with
uncomfortable emotions.
Anger is a scary and
uncomfortable emotion.
Instead, think, «She's having
an uncomfortable emotion that she needs to work through.
When they recognize they're feeling sad or angry, they can use healthy coping strategies to deal with
their uncomfortable emotions.
Kids need to learn how to deal with
uncomfortable emotions, like frustration.
Grade schoolers usually need a little help dealing with
uncomfortable emotions, like frustration and anxiety, and it's common for them to lack verbal impulse control.
It's important for kids to learn how to deal with
uncomfortable emotions, like disappointment and sadness, in healthy ways.
This can be effective when your child needs some help solving a problem, calming down, or dealing with
his uncomfortable emotions.