Why is it important to be aware of what you feel in your work to improve your self-esteem?
– Feelings involve your senses so when you feel something you perceive changes in your body and brain.
– Feelings involve impulses to behave in a specific way. When you feel fear for example your impulse is often that you want to flee.
– One of the most important functions that feelings have is to send a message. In order to do that you need to show what you feel.
Here there are often complications if you haven´t been in a secure and nurturing environment. Sometimes you know what you feel but you can´t for some reason express it, may be because of feelings of shame or fear. Sometimes you don´t even know what you feel since may be the your energy during childhood went to observe what mood your parent would be in and adapt to your parent´s wishes so you never got the chance to express your feelings. This is an important part in your work with your self-esteem.
You can get better life quality if you get a grip of what you feel and how to express it in a healthy way!
Cognitive Behavior Psychologist Monica Emanell
www.kbtemanell.se
Why is it important to be aware of what you feel in your work to improve your self-esteem?
– Feelings involve your senses so when you feel something you perceive changes in your body and brain.
– Feelings involve impulses to behave in a specific way. When you feel fear for example your impulse is often that you want to flee.
– One of the most important functions that feelings have is to send a message. In order to do that you need to show what you feel.
Here there are often complications if you haven´t been in a secure and nurturing environment. Sometimes you know what you feel but you can´t for some reason express it, may be because of feelings of shame or fear. Sometimes you don´t even know what you feel since may be the your energy during childhood went to observe what mood your parent would be in and adapt to your parent´s wishes so you never got the chance to express your feelings. This is an important part in your work with your self-esteem.
You can get better life quality if you get a grip of what you feel and how to express it in a healthy way!
Cognitive Behavior Psychologist Monica Emanell
www.kbtemanell.se