https://cruciallearning.com/blog/how-to-control-your-emotion/ VitalSmarts is now Crucial Learning Tue, 28 Feb 2023 15:12:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://cruciallearning.com/blog/how-to-control-your-emotion/#comment-10633 Tue, 28 Feb 2023 15:12:26 +0000 http://www.crucialskills.com/?p=4465#comment-10633 Thank you for the reflections it helps to know that there are others out there. I have come to recognize that when my emotions start to well up, I don’t say anything and wait until it passes. I also find that it happens when I feel that someone is telling a non-truth about an assumption and it hurts my heart that they would think that about me. So taking the time to have a moment allows me to get past their comments and stop the tears and for me to respond clearly and address the situation calmly. Thank you for being open.

]]> https://cruciallearning.com/blog/how-to-control-your-emotion/#comment-159 Thu, 22 Jun 2017 11:21:05 +0000 http://www.crucialskills.com/?p=4465#comment-159 Thank you. This is a very helpful, sensitive piece of writing.

]]> https://cruciallearning.com/blog/how-to-control-your-emotion/#comment-158 Wed, 19 Apr 2017 15:49:52 +0000 http://www.crucialskills.com/?p=4465#comment-158 Upon leaving Navy boot camp I had a female officer advise us before graduation to never let them see us cry, because the guys would eat us alive.
I have found that when I have been requested to attend a one way conversion that will most likely end with me crying. I grab a water bottle, no one thinks anything of it now days. Sipping water keeps you from crying and it allows you to pause think of a response. It also allows you to project coolness, calmness and some control even if it is a total illusion. I also found that sipping water keeps me from talking and forces the other person to fill the silence. Then I get an idea of what they really want and how we can come to a consensus.

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