It is possible for one to intentionally try to feel differently emotionally, that is, to try to engage in effective emotion regulation strategies. Emotional regulation strategies exist. There are many ways for one to try and regulate one’s own emotions. It seems that there are times when it is not good when one attempts to fight feelings. One should attempt to accept feelings and seek to change them if desirable. It seems that drugs are not needed in order to engage in effective emotional regulation. Although there may be evidence, there is no proof that anyone is truly incapable of engaging in emotional regulation strategies effectively. Proof is significantly different than evidence.
Two of the most effective ways for one to try and regulate one’s own emotions are through one’s own thoughts and behaviors. Thoughts can affect feelings and behaviors. Behaviors can affect feelings and thoughts. Feelings and emotions can affect behavior and thinking. There is nothing wrong with being angry sometimes. It is important to not direct anger in destructive ways. It is important not to act out of anger in a way that ultimately hurts one’s own self, or shoots one’s own self in the foot, metaphorically speaking.
Emotional well-being does not have to be hard to achieve. One simply must know the right strategies to manifest it. Being able to successfully regulate emotions is just plain useful. Regulating one’s own emotions can take time and patience. For the most part, having pleasant emotions is simply better than having frequent negative emotions. There are many ways of potentially influencing and regulating one’s own emotions.
It is good to feel good. It is good to experience pleasant emotions. It is possible to feel good most of the time and to have it be so that negative emotions do not significantly impact one’s self negatively. Engaging in potentially enjoyable and/or potentially distracting activities is one of the best ways to engage in emotional regulation, it seems. Engaging in distracting and potentially enjoyable activities and behaviors can help one to directly influence one’s own emotions and thoughts.
One can talk with a psychological counselor and/or specialist to understand better methods of emotional regulation. One can experiment on one’s own to find effective ways of regulating emotions. Using creativity can be quite useful when attempting to create useful emotional regulation strategies for one’s own self. The aforementioned words are not medical advice or anything like that. This is meant to basically be common sense. All of this aforementioned information may become apparent to anyone who is able to think clearly, it seems. Courage and intelligence may be required to think clearly, perhaps. Psychiatrist Thomas Szasz indicated that that is so. Whatever the case may be, effective emotional regulation is likely possible for most all humans, it seems.
