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LPT Always label your emotions as specifically as you can (“I feel disappointed / annoyed / resentful”, instead of “I feel bad”). It may seem simple, but it helps to avoid becoming overwhelmed or entangled in your feelings, and helps stop the vicious cycle of having emotions about emotions
LPT Always label your emotions as specifically as you can ("I feel disappointed / annoyed / resentful”, instead of “I feel bad”). It may seem simple, but it helps to avoid becoming overwhelmed or entangled in your feelings, and helps stop the vicious cycle of having emotions about emotions In psychology, this is called “emotion differentiation”. I learned it from the mental health game Betwixt, which after each level tells you about the science behind it, and I’ll paraphrase here to share the gist of the idea. It’s been linked to lower levels of depression, social anxiety, eating disorders, and even alcohol use and aggression. Em...
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