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Writer's pictureKelli H. Smith, LPC-S

GET IN TOUCH WITH YOUR OWN FEELINGS

Updated: Sep 20, 2022


Emotions are the glue that associates you to others and gives meaning to life. They're the foundation of your power to comprehend yourself and relate to other people. When you're aware and in command of your emotions, you are able to think clearly and creatively; manage stress and challenges; communicate well with other people; and display trust, empathy, and self-confidence. However lose command of your emotions, and you’ll spin into mental confusion, isolation, and negativity. By realizing and ruling your emotions you'll be able to gain command over the way you respond to challenges, better your communication skills, and savor more fulfilling relationships. This is the power of formulating emotional awareness.


Whether we’re cognizant of them or not, emotions are a ceaseless presence in our lives, influencing everything we accomplish. Emotional awareness means recognizing what you're feeling and why. It’s the ability to identify and express what you're feeling from minute to minute and to comprehend the connection between your feelings and your behaviors. Emotional awareness likewise allows you to comprehend what other people are feeling and to understand them.

Emotional awareness demands the power to:

· Understand your moment-to-moment emotional experience

· Cope with all of your emotions without getting overwhelmed


Questions to Consider:

  1. Have you ever felt like depression, nervousness, or anger was commanding you?

  2. Do you frequently act impulsively, doing or stating things you know you shouldn’t, only to regret it afterwards?

  3. Do you feel unplugged from your feelings or emotionally dead?

  4. Do you have a difficult time communicating with other people and making meaningful connections?

  5. Do you feel like your life is an emotional rollercoaster—all extremes and no equilibrium?

All of these roadblocks and challenges are related to a break up in emotional awareness.

Our emotions, not our thoughts, propel us. Without an awareness of what you’re feeling, it’s impossible to fully comprehend your own actions, appropriately cope with your emotions and actions, and precisely “read” the wants and needs of other people.


Emotional awareness assists you in:

  1. Recognizing who you are: what you like, what you don’t like, and what you require

  2. Comprehend and empathize with other people

  3. Communicate distinctly and effectively

  4. Make sensible choices based on the things that are most crucial to you

  5. Become motivated and take action to fulfill goals

  6. Construct strong, healthy, and rewarding relationships.




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