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Before you start finding a way to
solve your emotional problems, you have to
identify your emotions. If you are not aware around you who sings better than you
of the times when you are overly emotional or
overreacting, how can you try to manage it? It
is impossible.Monitor your emotions and give
names to them, whether it is sadness, fear, anger
Most of us like to compare
or disappointment. Once you have discovered
ourselves with others, and that makes us
your source, you will have to start finding a way
constantly depressed and disappointed
to overcome it which takes us to our next step.
with ourselves. Let’s say that you
constantly feel inferior to the people
during your music lesson. Shift your
focus away from those who are better
than you and instead focus on giving your
best performance. What you should really
do is focus on what you’re doing, and in
the process, you’ll eventually gain some
of the strength you desire.
When you cannot shift your focus or
change your thoughts, then you should change
your responses. You should learn to forgive
your emotional triggers. You may feel a sudden
wave of anger when your friend “does that
thing he does,” or a stab of self-loathing when
you remember something you could have done
differently. Remember that when you forgive,
you detach. You will find yourself detached Changing thoughts may not be
from the emotions. When you feel the urge to able to change the situation but we can
do something harsh, try taking deep breaths. at least change the way we believe the
Breathing can increase the level of oxygen in situation is affecting us. Stop putting too
your brain and make yourself calmer. Practise much pressure on yourself. Sometimes,
breathing relaxation techniques daily and when we want everything to be perfect, we
it becomes a habit, you will be able to calm want everything to be successful, but
yourself down whenever you want. most of the time all we get is frustration
and anxiety. We should learn to accept
the reality, whether if it is pleasant or
unpleasant.
Learn to accept that
it is alright to be not perfect.
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