Our emotions go through us daily – in decisions, links, learning and crises – and learning to manage them should not be a luxury, but a priority.
Manage emotions: a key ability to life. Emotional management does not consist of suppressing what we feel, but in recognizing it, understanding its origin and acting accordingly. It implies accepting our emotions, even those that are uncomfortable, and using them as a guide instead of an obstacle.
This capacity is considered a meta-ababilitythat is, a competition that enhances all others. When we know how to manage what we feel, we are more able to learn, work, resolve conflicts, link ourselves healthy and overcome the challenges.
The five pillars of emotional intelligence: Far from being an innate trait, emotional intelligence is learned and trains. Among its fundamental pillars are:
- Emotional awareness: Identify and name what we feel.
- Self -control: Choose how to answer instead of reacting automatically.
- Motivation: Keep us moving for what inspires us.
- Empathy: Understand the emotions of others.
- Social skill: Build healthy and communicative relationships.
Agility and emotional depth: a powerful pair
The Emotional agility It allows us to adapt to change without overflowing. It is internal flexibility, awareness and connection with others.
On the other hand, the Emotional depth It has to do with acting from our values and being consistent with whom we want to be. Both strengthen each other and support us in the face of uncertainty.
Emotional education is not exclusive to childhood, but the sooner it starts, the better. Since childhood – and also as adults – we can learn to:
- Recognize and express our emotions.
- Do not deny them or let us drag for them.
- Think before acting.
- Accept our strengths and weaknesses.
- Put on the place of the other.
- Resolve conflicts with respect.
- Make your own decisions.
The school meets a key role in this process. Emotionally educating is as important as teaching content. A school that values the emotional:
- It promotes friendship and cooperation links.
- Promotes dialogue about feelings.
- He works with the families in the self -esteem of his students.
- It helps each child to know each other, trust itself and propose realistic goals.
The family is also a fundamental space to cultivate emotional health. From home, we can:
- Assess the effort more than the result.
- Avoid perfection demands.
- Teaching to make mistakes is part of the process.
- Promote emotional autonomy and decision making.
Change seeds for a more human society
Emotional management is a discreet but transformative tool. When we cultivate it, we sow individual and social well -being. Because teaching to feel is also teaching to live together to build a more fair, empathic and respectful world.
Lic. Ingrid Ávila
Cognitive therapist.
Specialist in anxiety disorders.
Master in Psychoneuroendocrinoimmunology.
Clinical sexologist.
Consultations at + 54 9 11 7150 9308
Instagram: Lic.ingrid_avila
www.psicologyingvila.com.ar.
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