Are you taking control of your emotions?

Life has always been difficult and it provides a learning experiance for those who want to learn from it. We can only improve ourselves if we reliase our mistakes and adapt ourselves.

You are absoulutely right. Sometimes I cannot control my emotions,it's not mature if you can not control it. I know it is emotional or should be called sensitive,but it's really not good for life.Negative attitudes, pessimistic emotion, think too much, I think the better way to face this emotions, to control it is not easy thing, but we should know that we are personnel living in a big environment, we'd better do not think for ourselves, but others,thus, to be a growing up person.

I agree with you, growing up means being in control of your emotions and attitude, in everything you do. True, we can mark a lot of past mistakes up to being young, inexperienced, etc. I always try to control my emotions and attitude. I do believe that no one is in control of that but yourself. We can blame it on others, but that will not accomplish anything. I believe you set the tone for your own experiences, moods, etc. everyday of your adult life. True, there are some outside influences that we do not have control over, but recognizing that and knowing that it is nothing you can change is half the battle.

I'm trying too! It's tough, but this is something I really want to work on. Lately I've been eating better, and exercising. In addition, doing meditations and yoga, and emotional freedom technique. I really want to be more positive and not allow my mistakes to control me!

This is something that I have had difficulty with in the past. I would always focus on negativity and I would always live in the past and I wasn't getting anywhere. Well, things have changed now thankfully. I now focus on the future and I try to remain in control of my thoughts and I'm a more positive person as a result of this. It's very easy to adopt a "woe is me" kind of attitude! I have started listening to those self-help tapes too and they are a tremendous help in keeping me on the straight and narrow in terms of my mindset! Happy My Lotting. Andrew

Before I was so emotional. I easily cry even a maid or a friend left. When there's a problem, I can no longer eat or does work properly. During a relative or a member of the family's(passed) burial, I cried hard and even fainted. I easily react on hearsays and confront parties concerned. Today however, I can control my emotions, maybe because of the hardships we had overcome and the problems that just gone and learning from the words of God. I feel matured now seeing my kids grown up, feeling am no longer alone. I can accept negative things and do other moves instead to make them positive. I just cry a lot now but control myself not to get fainted as I'm having hypertension, so to prevent stroke. I'm quite broadminded now, that I learned to understand things and ignore whatever unpleasant that would just hurt or cause us pains.

I like the way you have put this and expressed it here. I totally agree as adults we have to be in charge and take control of our emotions in who we are, and want to become in order to become someone in our life as well. I know so many times you will see the younger generation when they become adults not wanting to control their emotions and then see all of the problems it causes them. Overall I feel I have learned to control my emotions pretty well, and it will continue to be up to me what I want to do from here.

good points... i don't think i am able to take control of my emotions and attitudes 100% at the moment... but i am trying and working towards that... i think it is a growing process and i need to do that if i want to become a more matured person... thanks for reminding me again to grow up through your post... take care and have a nice day...

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Hi Msedge, No I tend to blame myself rather than others even if it is others that have hurt me in some way it was me and my actions that alowed it to happen. I have my moments but on the whole am pretty in control of my emotions. You are and feel what you think. Huggles. Ellie :D

[em]cool[/em I definitely agree with you about taking some accountability for the way we look at things. The world around us has affected each of us when we grew up and such but we need to be mature adults and handle things in a grown up manner. Experience is also the best teacher. I really know that now at the age of forty. There are things that I have a hard time forgetting about but forgiving has become part of my life now and it is such a great renewing experience for me.

I aggree and disagree both agree with that the world has influence , without a doubt, but growing into a mature person means taking control of emotion not agree with that , yeah its not parctical thing but if not possible then one should divert his emotion but not control his emotion since these emotion is like a form of energy , if you suppressed it the it will divert and harm to you but if you convert and excel in some or other way than only you will become a mature thanks for sharing

That is very true. I feel we are lacking the balance of our emotions vs. logic. I think no matter how much older we get, we will still have our emotions in us, but it's always important on how we distribute/ express them. Blaming is being frozen and stuck in our past and until we can realize our own responsibility as a person, we cannot grow. We have a purpose in everything we do.

as you said so....we must claim our choices.....if we start get emotional here and there we lost the game.....imagine you in a shop barking in tears because the dealer is busy....it couldn't work.....feelings must be controled by anyone who respects thyself.......

I am a great believer in that whatever you think, you will experience. And if all of your thoughts are negative, depressive and emotional, then you will attract more situations in which you will feel this way. If you try to practice optimism and great belief in yourself, they the energy waves you emit will bring positive things to you. "Mind over matter" they say, I believe this to be true.

Hello msedge! I admit that sometimes, I can't control myself. There are times that I get upset easily and that I became pessimistic although I try to control. There are times too that seems like I am a strong person and I don't get affected easily. I don't know why, maybe I am having a split personality or something.