Emotional Health

Self Confidence  What does it mean?

Thoughts  Thoughts-those mental processes of which a person is always conscious.  This takes place in the outermost part of the brain is called the cortex.  Your thoughts are conscious, you are always aware of them. They help you gather information about yourself and your world and helps you make sense of it.  Your thoughts help decide your actions whether they are positive or negative.  Navy SEAL montra “the only easy day was yesterday” and “it pays to be a winner”  What does that mean to you?

Values  Values- what a person thinks of as right and wrong, what is important to you and rules of behavior.  You learn your first values from your family.  Your values guide you in assigning positive or negative weights to behaviors.  Values are both conscious and unconscious. Sometimes you can state them in words others will guide you actions without thought.

Personal Values  You discover your own values and beliefs by stating your values in either actions or words.  Are you willing to state your values to others?  How faithfully will I stand by my values when it is challenged or acting on your values bring negative consequences?  Do I act consistently and repeatedly in line with my values?

Emotions  Emotions-is a feeling that occurs in response to an event as experienced by an individual.  Some of the emotions we feel are anger, sadness, happiness, envy, prejudice, and confusion.  Emotions you feel are responses to an event that you already had at an earlier time.  It is acceptable to feel emotions and feeling them is natural. Most of us will feel a wide variety of emotions in one day.  It is not always acceptable to act on the emotions.  Emotional intelligence- the ability to recognize and appropriately express one’s emotions in a way to enhance living.  It is more appropriate to wait and relax before you act on the emotions.

Expressing Emotions  Expressing emotions can be done verbally and/or emotionally.  That means you can do something: writing, crying, shouting, laughing, or otherwise act out the emotion in a positive way.  Resentment- anger that has built up due to failure to express it.  Suppress- to hold back or restrain.  Confrontation- an interaction where one person expresses their emotions to another.  Recognize it- What am I feeling?  Own- Accept that you feel it.  Verbalize it- Express it in words to yourself or someone else.  Express it physically- Engage in physical activity to express emotions.