How to Deal with Intense Emotions

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• How to Deal with Intense Emotions
• From the HealthyPlace Mental Health Blogs
• Video: Dating and Bipolar Disorder: Rejected Because of Bipolar
• Most Popular HealthyPlace Articles Shared by Facebook Fans
• Mental Health Quote

How to Deal with Intense Emotions

Dealing with intense emotions can be challenging. After all, feelings are a big part of being human. Sometimes, these feelings spiral out of control, and we don’t know how to deal with them (Get Control Over Your Emotions and Respond Wisely).

Intense emotions can be part of not just mood disorders but almost every mental illness and personality disorder that people can experience.

A tidal wave of intense emotions can threaten to drown people. But there are ways to deal with them and stay afloat.

• Give yourself permission to feel what you feel. (Usually) well-meaning people might tell you to cheer up, smile, don’t worry, calm down, etc. You might try to talk yourself out of your feelings, too, because you feel like you “shouldn’t” have them. Thank these others, and yourself, for the input, and then just go ahead and feel the way you do.
• Rather than thinking of your emotions as “good” or “bad,” simply let them be what they are. Emotions aren’t value judgements.
• Refrain from reacting. When your feelings are strong, just be with them. Once, they’ve subsided, you’ll be in a position to take rational action.

Above all, accept yourself and your feelings. Rather than fight intense emotions, feel. And then you’ll be in a place to keep moving forward. When you deal with your feelings, they have a way of shrinking so they no longer consume you.

Related Articles About Strong Feelings

• Manage Overwhelming Emotions with Healthy Perspectives
• What is Emotional Health? And How to Improve It?
• How to Channel Anger Constructively
• Emotional Resilience—Bounce Back from Difficulty
• Transforming Your PTSD Emotions

Your Thoughts

Today's Question: How do you handle your own intense emotions? We invite you to participate by sharing your thoughts, experiences, and knowledge on the HealthyPlace Facebook page and on the HealthyPlace Google+ page.

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From the HealthyPlace Mental Health Blogs

On all our blogs, your comments and observations are welcomed.

• What is it Like Waking Up with Bipolar Disorder?
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• When to Worry About Temper Tantrums
• The Power of Unplugging from Social Media
• Why I Fake Smile on Bad Days with Borderline Personality
• Why You Need a Bliss Book and How to Start One
• The Hardest Thing About Self-Harm Recovery
• Isolating Myself Because of Schizoaffective Disorder and GAD
• Control Anxiety Attacks and Panic Attacks Using This Checklist
• Comparing Ourselves to Others Usually Worsens Depression
• Seven Lies Your Eating Disorder Tells You That Halt Recovery
• Opposite Rule with Bipolar – Do What Bipolar Doesn’t Want
• Morning Anxiety Causes: Why You Feel It and What to Do
• Coping with Internal Conflicts in DID When Parts Disagree
• Leaving a Verbally Abusive Partner: What’s the Breaking Point?
• Complex PTSD and Perfectionism
• Organization Tips to Ease Anxiety
• Society’s Expectations Can Fuel Anxiety and Depression
• Treating ADHD in Adults Through Trial and Error

Feel free to share your thoughts and comments at the bottom of any blog post. And visit the mental health blogs homepage for the latest posts.

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From HealthyPlace YouTube Channel

I'm Hannah. I Have Bipolar 2

Dating and Bipolar Disorder: Rejected Because of Bipolar

When it comes to dating and bipolar disorder, have I got some stories for you! Today, I want to focus on getting rejected because I have bipolar disorder. (Watch Hannah)

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Most Popular HealthyPlace Articles Shared by Facebook Fans

Here are the top 3 mental health articles HealthyPlace Facebook fans are recommending you read:

1. Anxiety About Psychiatric Medication Side Effects
2. Binge Eating Recovery Help for When You Have the Flu
3. How to Handle Depression When World Events Overwhelm You

If you're not already, I hope you'll join us/like us on Facebook too. There are a lot of wonderful, supportive people there.

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Mental Health Quote

"People are not addicted to alcohol or drugs, they are addicted to escaping reality."

Read more addiction quotes.

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