EMOTIONAL REGULATION – EXERCISE 1 – IDENTIFY THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS

Close your eyes for 2 minutes and start to take 3-5 minutes of deep breaths

Once relaxed concentrate on PHYSICAL SENSATIONS as it is easier to identify physical sensations

Now trace it back to an EMOTION it might be associated with

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Core emotions are HAPPINESS, SADNESS, FEAR AND ANGER.

Now identify which inhibitory emotion that you are using to mask the CORE EMOTION?

Is it SHAME, ANXIETY or GUILT?

Note down any thoughts you have now and write “I think….”

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