Strong immediate reactions that you feel in response to an experience Emotions Strong immediate reactions that you feel in response to an experience
Healthy Emotions Part of being mentally healthy is being able to express the following emotions in a constructive way. What does constructive mean?
LOVE A strong affection or deep concern for another person is love. Express through: Touch Words Actions
Kinds of LOVE Friendship Family Marriage Respect Materialistic * Realize the difference between obsession, infatuation and LOVE
Obsession Compulsive fixation on a person, feeling, idea etc. Unhealthy emotion Does not equal love Can lead to harm towards self or others
Infatuation Feelings are extremely intense Miserable when we are not with the person we care about Jealous Has more to do with hormones than with love More interested in your feelings than the feelings of another
LOVE Unconditionally care for the person Still love them even when you’re angry at them Do not experience unhealthy levels of jealousy You know everything about the person and still love them for their faults You care more about their feelings than your own
ANGER Strong feeling of displeasure that can range from annoyance to complete fury. Frustration Hostility Defense Rage
How should you deal with Anger? Write down your feelings Talk to someone Punch a pillow Take a deep breath DO NOT ignore it DO NOT let it take control of you Anger only feeds anger YOU CAN CONTROL YOUR ANGER. IF YOU COULDN’T YOU WOULD ALWAYS BE ANGRY!
FEAR You feel fear when you believe you are in danger Physical reaction ANXIETY- a fear of the unknown. Makes you feel nervous, and ill at ease Causes of anxiety or fear include: stress, repeating an unpleasant experience
How should you handle your fears? Talk about it Face your fear Plan ahead
GRIEF Deep sorrow caused by the loss of someone or something Natural emotion, not negative. 5 stages of grief Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance giraffe in quicksand
GUILT A feeling of having done something wrong Can be positive or negative emotion Can lead to depression How?