Strategies when you are feeling overwhelmed / out of control (emotion regulation):
- Mindful breathing
- Forward-looking strategies
- Attention-shifting strategies
- Cognitive-reframing strategies
- Meta-moment
Mindful breathing: "helps us calm the body and mind so we can be fully present and less reactive or overwhelmed by what's happening around us"
Forward-looking strategies: "anticipate something [that] will cause an unwanted emotion and either steer clear of it or modify our physical environment"
Attention-shifting strategies: "we can temper the impact of emotions by diverting our attention away from its source... turning on the TV, walking away from a stressful encounter, or repeating a positive phrase to ourselves."
Cognitive-reframing strategies: "analyze whatever's triggering an emotional experience and then find a new way of seeing it--essentially, transforming our perception of reality as a way of mastering it."
Meta-moment: "a tool that helps us act as our best selves would, as opposed to reacting (and overreacting) to emotional situations."
Judith's question: "What if I were 5% better than I am?"
Me: The poster about "dealing with a problem" on our door
Me: Brene Brown podcast on space between stimulus and response (quote attributed to Viktor Frankl)
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