Emotion Regulation 6
Self care to lessen your vulnerability for negative emotions:
- Take care of physical health.
- Have a balanced eating pattern.
- Avoid mood changing drugs.
- Have a balanced sleeping pattern.
- Exercise enough.
- Build up “control”.
- Meditate.
- Take good care of your physical health. Go see a doctor when you need to.
- Take your medications in time.Have a balanced eating pattern. Eat enough, don’t eat or drink anything that make you emotional and drink enough water. And eat in time.
- Avoid mood changing drugs. This includes alcoholic drinks.
- Have a balanced sleeping pattern. Try to sleep the number of hours that makes you feel at your best. Try to follow a sleeping schedule if you are having trouble sleeping.
- Exercise enough. Make sure you get enough fresh air and try to exercise at least 20 minutes a day. This could be taking a walk, the gym, simple training at home or riding your bike somewhere for example.
- Build up “control”. Do something everyday that makes you feel competent and in control. Do something you are good at and that you like to do and makes you feel independent. Challenge yourself by learning new skills or things. Finish projects. Accept what you can not do and do what you can.
- I have included a 7th which was originally not there. Practice some sort of meditation. I have included a link if you are not familiar with meditation. On YouTube you can find all sorts of guided meditations and not guided meditations. I found that it is very personal which you like because of the background music, guiding voice etc etc. So if you don’t like one, don’t hesitate to try another and search till you find what works for you.
