The need to deal with intense emotions
How do you deal with intense feelings like fear, anxiety, anger and guilt? How do you get your emotions under control so that they don't interfere with living your life to the fullest? Unfortunately, dealing with these unpleasant feelings on a regular basis can lead to serious distress and even lead to depression. But you don't have to live like this.
Intense emotions like fear, anxiety and guilt are sometimes difficult to manage. Dealing with continuous bouts of negative emotion coupled with constant stream of depression can lead to emotional intensity and chronic distress. It's important that you learn to manage these intense feelings so that you don't have to endure them for ever. Here are some effective ways:
Set aside time for yourself to deal with your intense feelings. Set aside time when you can think clearly and be alone so that you can deal with your emotions. If you have a loved one that you love very much, it's important that you spend time with him or her so that the relationship doesn't come between you. When you are together, you'll be able to address your intense feelings and deal with them effectively. However, if you're apart, you can still get in touch with your loved one and offer your support for him or her.
Many people experience intense feelings like fear, anxiety and guilt without even being aware of it. These symptoms can lead to a variety of mental health disorders. People with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder, for example, may experience emotional distress on a consistent basis. People with bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder are also likely to experience continuous mental health disorders. The symptoms of these mental disorders are often mistaken as normal anxiety and depression symptoms.
You might experience feelings like fear and anxiety without any physical symptoms. But if you are having persistent mental health disorders, you might begin to experience chest pains, stomach problems and headaches. If you have constant symptoms, you should consult your physician. If the physician diagnoses you with a clinical depression, you will be referred to a psychiatrist to receive treatment. A psychiatrist will prescribe anti-depressants to help you reduce your emotional symptoms.
Experts believe that excessive emotional responses may be a result of an imbalance of chemicals in the brain. Because the brain uses two types of neurotransmitters, the levels of neurotransmitters in the brain vary. When you experience intense emotions, your body releases chemicals such as cortisol, which is a chemical associated with anger. However, when you are in a constant state of emotional trauma, your body releases hormones such as Adrenalin. In some people, these hormones cause physical symptoms such as rapid heart rate, sweating and nausea. Researchers believe that chronic emotional stress may be responsible for the symptoms of these people suffer.
People who are highly sensitive to their environment and have high levels of creativity are highly exposed to distress. These individuals can go for years without feeling the slightest bit of distress or depression. Because they are in such a strong emotional state most of the time, they have difficulty dealing with changes in their emotional state. These individuals have difficulty changing their emotional state because they are stuck in an emotional place of perpetual feelings of sadness and unhappiness.
To learn how to manage intense emotions and their associated symptoms, it is important to practice acceptance. Acceptance of self and others is one of the best ways to effectively deal with emotions. If you have difficulty accepting your own feelings and behaviors, it may be difficult to effectively accept other people and situations. If you want to change your emotional response to people and circumstances, you will need to learn and practice the skills of acceptance....