Observing Emotions

06/02/20 • 24 min

I wasn’t one for sitting with emotions. My life tends to go so fast that this was a practice that I couldn’t see the benefit in. I was pretty wrong about that. Being able to listen to my emotions and see how they come up for me in my body has been life changing in many ways. Understanding what triggers me, while noting the feelings and reactions that come up, has given me a lot more power to choose how I want to respond. This has been a good first step for me in learning to listen to my body, as I’ve discovered patterns and develop more trust. In doing that I know that when I’m willing to feel any emotion, there’s so much more I could do in the future.

What I did:

Change state when I need to
Breathe through it
Label it
Describe it in detail
Write it down (when I’m looking for patterns)

Takeaway Tip

Try labelling your thoughts and feelings throughout the day.
Set multiple alarms remember to pause as you are
Notice whether you’re having a thought or feeling
Simply say ‘thought’ or ‘feeling’ without judgement

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06/02/20 • 24 min

Neurodivergent Narratives Podcast - Observing Emotions

Transcript

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We get trained to bury them, something happens. And it triggers us to feel angry or upset, but we get trained to bury them so that we don't upset white people that are around us, or we don't upset what we're supposed to do in this system because upsetting that has a huge impact on our lives. Hey there, you're listening to the ADHD Good Life podcast. Each week, we explore stories, ideas, or topics around neurodiversity from an intersectional lens, and the personal growth strategies we fou

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