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Managing emotions
Managing emotions

Emotions are a normal and healthy part of your internal world. They are internal feelings and reactions that you experience in relation to things that happen to or around you. It’s normal to struggle with your emotions at times and everyone has this experience. However, if you have difficulties managing your emotions for a long period of time, it can lead to mental health problems.

Ways to help manage your emotions
Ways to help manage your emotions

There are lots of things you can do to help manage your emotions. Here are some handy tips and resources that may help if you are struggling in this area.

Emotional Regulation Skills
Emotional Regulation Skills

This information sheet provides some quick, practical strategies for managing distressing emotions in the moment.

Emotional Regulation: Managing Emotions
Emotional Regulation: Managing Emotions

Emotions are a big part of life for us all. In any day we can experience many different emotions that come with their highs and lows. Some of these are easy to deal with, while others are more intense and difficult to manage. It’s normal to struggle with your emotions at times, and everyone has this experience. However, if you have difficulties managing your emotions for a long period of time, it can lead to mental health problems.

Dealing with Distress
Dealing with Distress

This leaflet aims to suggest introductions to alternative, healthier ways of coping, but like with anything else in real life, it’s not easy or a quick fix – it has to be worked consistently hard at, and the only certainty is that it takes a lot of practice, practice, practice!

Dealing with Stress
Dealing with Stress

We all know what it’s like to feel stressed, but it’s not easy to pin down exactly what stress means.

Common emotional reactions to trauma
Common emotional reactions to trauma

It’s common to experience a range of different emotions following a trauma event

Substance use following trauma
Substance use following trauma

Some people increase their use of alcohol or substances following a trauma. This is often an attempt to block out painful memories, thoughts or feelings related to the trauma

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