Emotions are an essential part of our life. We can feel love, joy, happiness, anger, fear, among others. But many times we are affected physically and mentally by not knowing how to release them, or simply because we cannot handle them properly.
In our article, we explained that emotions help us transmit and recognize how we feel in various situations. Those that are considered “unhealthy” or “negative”, such as sadness, anger and fear, are not usually expressed correctly and generate effects such as: stress, unrest and bitterness.
For this reason, we offer you some exercises, suggested by , to keep in mind when you don’t know how to release that emotion that may be affecting your mental health or that you simply don’t know how to recognize and manage.
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Exercise 1
Before going to bed, take a piece of paper and a pencil, and write down that complex situation that is happening to you, or some reason that has you overwhelmed. If there aren’t any, you can write down how you felt during the day. We suggest you do this exercise for at least a week. If you don’t like writing, you can make audios.
Exercise 2
This exercise consists of you remembering and writing down in a notebook six past situations that were important to you. In those notes there should be three negative and three positive situations. You can focus on something specific from your childhood or your present.
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Exercise 3
Complete the following sentences as you feel is appropriate:
- I am a happy person when…
- I’m afraid when…
- What annoys me the most is…
- I’m sad when…
- I feel loved when…
- I hate when…
- I get excited when…
- I feel loved by…
- It makes me anxious…
- The hardest thing for me to control is…
- When I have a lot of anger it causes me…
- When I’m afraid I feel…
- I feel guilty for…
- I congratulate myself when…
- One of the things that bothers me the most is…
- I admire myself for…
- I feel love for…
- I feel afraid of…
- When I’m stressed…
Exercise 4
Make mandalas. To make a mandala it is not necessary to be an artist or possess certain graphic skills. It is enough to have a letter-sized sheet of paper, on which you will draw a large circle, and various material to design and color, depending on personal preferences. The fact of spontaneously choosing the color or shape is a way to increase the possibilities of action of the unconscious.
Exercise 5
You can do this mindfulness exercise when you have little time, are under tension and stress:
- Stop any activity you are doing.
- Breathe carefully, feel how the air enters and leaves your nose, how it goes down your chest and reaches your abdomen.
- Allow yourself to feel. How you are, how you feel, you would not change what you are experiencing.
- Go back to what you were doing.
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The language of art turns out to be an effective instrument for emotional expression, therefore, any activity that makes you feel calm can help you release your emotions, in a comfortable and safe way. Don’t forget that you can seek help from your support network or a mental health specialist. Call us or write to us at 333 033 3588 to help you if you need it.