As humans we feel a wide range of emotions, each of which plays its role in our general well-being. Anxiety may alert us from potential danger; anger is a natural response to injustice or mistreatment and sadness may signal the intensity of a loss and it's necessity to mourn it.
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If we can name it, perhaps we can manage it. Probably, that discomfort you’re feeling, and have been feeling for months now, is Grief.
Eric Barker, in his article, reminds us of a straightforward way to refine one's Emotional Intelligence.
Let's start by defining what Emotional Intelligence is -definition taken from
The fine Art of Not being Offended starts with the understanding that "every statement, action and reaction of another human being is the sum result of their total life experience to date".
What does science say about the best way for you to deal with difficult or negative emotions?
Lesson one, Emotions are unavoidable. They just happen to you, either you want it or not. They are inevitable. You can’t avoid them, so stop trying and accept that they just show up. Optioning to ignore, silence them or distract yourself from them, just make them louder
