Basic Emotions - Are They Causing You Problems?
Are Your Emotions a Problem?
Have you ever done something so silly that later on you wondered how you could have actually done it? Have you become so excited about doing something that you actually forgot what you were supposed to do or say? How about getting so angry at someone that you could not sleep that night. But later you discover that your anger may have been a little over done.
It is possible that at some point you have done all these things. If so, you have experienced the debilitating effects of what intense emotions can do.
Your emotions most likely have two parts: first the intense feelings about a situation, and second, the way the body deals with them. When the feelings are mild the changes are minor: increased pulse rate, digestive issues, increased blood pressure, and maybe an increased rate of breathing. You may also get some additional energy to work to change the situation you are dealing with.
When your emotions lead to strong feelings these changes may be more dramatic. In strong fear or anger situations the body releases adrenaline into the bloodstream making the heart beat faster. Increased blood flow amps up the larger muscles in your arms and legs. The liver sends energy into the bloodstream for an extra energy source. You are ready to fight or take flight.
We have all experienced this in our lives at one time or another!
When the emotion of intense grief or despair sets in, the changes are a little different. The body goes into a slow down state, a kind of numbness that makes it easier to deal with the situation. This results in leaving the sufferer in a tired state.
Mild emotions can be helpful in order to achieve what you wish to achieve. Mild anxiety can lead to increased mental alertness. This can allow someone to study longer if they feel they need to in order to accomplish the good grades, the successful interview, or the knowledge to learn here in Wealthy Affiliate because more money is the desired goal.
Even our Fur-Kid, Lindsey, uses here strong emotions to get herself to achieve her goal of better writing skills. LOL
Strong emotions can sometimes be as useful as smoking around gas fumes! They prevent you from behaving rationally in several ways. Under the influence of intense negative emotions you are unable to concentrate on the problem. The person who has an overwhelming need to succeed here in Wealthy Affiliate because they have no money may be so stressed that they can't focus on the material presented in the lessons.
With these strong emotions you may have an urge to do something, even if it is not in your best interest. You may tend to act first and think about the consequences of your actions later. At this point it is hard to be rational in your planning of what you are trying to accomplish.
So, the more intense the emotion the more it interferes with you being able to get what you want out of life. Mild emotions such as mild anxiety, irritation, or an annoyance stimulate your efforts to solve a problem or to make gains for a desirable future.
Can Your Emotions Help Solve Your Problems?
How about: being annoyed at work, not getting as far in your career as you had hoped, sitting in traffic getting upset with all the other drivers, seeing others succeeding while you are not, not being able to go on vacation because the bills take precedence, having to say no to your children when they ask for things you can't afford to buy them, etc.
All these things lead to emotions which are the driving force that will allow you to move forward! Use these emotions to channel your increased energy and desire to change the situations you most need to.
Get angry and go do something! Stop sitting on the couch watching TV. Who needs to watch a sitcom about other people's situations so you can feel better about yourself? Turn it off and go make a fortune! Only you can use your emotions to get yourself to believe, "I can do it!"
I don't believe your mild emotions are causing you a problem! I believe they are there to move you forward, to motivate you to greater accomplishments.
And, you don't need a psychologist to help you overcome your emotions and feelings! I suggest we become our own counselors and motivators so we can use our emotions to channel them into productive actions that change our lives!
Do you want to know how you can do that? Then stay tuned as I continue to develop this vein of thought when it comes to your emotions.
If you missed my first installment, please visit this link if you want to know how this started:
Feeling Words - Why You Feel as You do!
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Spot on. I experienced both types of emotions. Being fully rational under strong emotions is very very difficult. You need a lot of mental strength to overcome them successfully.
Thank you. I can relate how these mild emotions driving me to pursue and seize every chance.
Been there, done that! Mostly I have to deal with impatience and frustration. Working on it.....
Oh man! I am that over emotional person you talk about. I went through a couple of horrible events within a month or so apart. One was from a husband who beat me up and right after that losing a grandson who was only 18 months old. Now, I suffer from PTSD.
There is no rational you can do to make either of these better. Though I am doing better with it now, 9 years later. But, they still haunt me a lot.
Sorry to hear that!
Certainly some strong emotions from those situations!
There are times when professional help is necessary when dealing with the strong emotions left over from things we have had to deal with.
Definitely. I understand what your saying though. I have a tendency to put myself into my work and sometimes try to do way too much. Like, I have 4 websites going
Great post our emotions can cause us to do most anything especially the flight or fight. That is when we get into the most trouble. You are right we need to turn those emotions into our businesses so we can succeed at them.
Mary
Hi Grant!
Some would say the procrastination is a strong emotional coping mechanism. Like hanging out on social media before actually getting to work on something you may not feel like doing (like writing a website post).
We use avoidance to cope with emotions, and many of them are non-conscious.
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Apropos! Being at WA does require some resources to be able to continue to do the training. That is okay if there is a steady source, but tough when there is not. Then that anxiety of hurrying on to the end tends to interfere, at the risk of sabotaging progress.
That is what I am anxiously guarding against. I wish the results were here already to live that life! But I know I must follow the steps. That way the end will be so much more rewarding.
Thanks for a lovely post.
Awesomeness!
Mojalefa.
Thanks for stopping by Mojalefa!