Mindfulness Skills - VIDEO 8

Which of the following is true regarding suppressing emotions?

What is the purpose of emotions according to the text?

What is the benefit of using distress tolerance skills before practicing mindfulness to emotions?

What does observing emotions mean?

What is the benefit of visualizing emotions as waves?

How can observing bodily sensations help with mindfulness to emotions?

What is the quickest way out of an emotion according to the text?

What is the cycle that people often get caught in regarding emotions?

What is the metaphor used to describe emotions in the text?

What is the benefit of practicing loving and respecting or accepting your emotions?

What is the purpose of distress tolerance skills according to the text?

What is the benefit of observing and sitting with emotions according to the text?

Mindfulness to Emotions and the Importance of Observing and Accepting Them

Suppressing emotions leads to increased suffering, while observing and sitting with emotions leads to freedom.
Some people feel the need to be in control of their emotions all the time, while others try to avoid negative emotions at all costs.
All emotions serve a purpose and are there to communicate something important.
Using distress tolerance skills can help bring down physiological arousal before practicing mindfulness to emotions.
Observing emotions means allowing them to be present without suppressing or clinging to them.
Visualizing emotions as waves can help with observing them.
Observing bodily sensations can also help differentiate between physical sensations and emotions.
The quickest way out of an emotion is through it, as emotions tend to follow a natural curve of increase and decrease.
People often get caught in a cycle of emotion increase and suppression, which prevents emotions from resolving on their own.
Remember that you are not your emotion, and emotions are like the weather that flows across the sky.
All emotions have a purpose and a message, even if they are not always helpful.
Practicing loving and respecting or accepting your emotions can help with mindfulness to emotions.