Summary: The Emotional Compass. How to Think Better about Your Feelings. Ilse Sand

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Smart Reading. Summary: The Emotional Compass. How to Think Better about Your Feelings. Ilse Sand

Labyrinth of Emotions

Determine What You Feel

Distance Yourself From Your Thoughts

Find the Cause of Emotions

Anger

Sadness

Envy

Jealousy

Anxiety

Working on Emotions

When Emotions Grow Overly Strong

Boost Your Joy

Invest in Relationships

Learn to Openly Tell What You Want

Don’t Explain Yourself

Top 10 Take-aways

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Many of us notice our feelings only after they have reached code red. "I can’t stand it anymore," "How is this even possible," "Don’t come near me." Sometimes we say these phrases many times a day without thinking what’s behind them and how they affect our relationships with our family, friends and colleagues. In succumbing to emotions, we lose the ability to empathize and evaluate the situation objectively. That leads to our making one mistake after another, and we put at risk the most precious things we have: relationships and our own inner peace.

But there is another extreme. Many people grow up not noticing their feelings at all. Some are afraid of conflicts, some try to please everyone, others cannot cope with strong feelings and choose to stuff them deep inside, preferably never to take them out again. But continually swallowing grief, ignoring sadness, suppressing fear and jealousy is a sure way to end up in a very bad emotional state, which can then grow into depression.

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▶slight sensation of "I don’t like something";

▶face getting red from rage;

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