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Supporting Others' Emotions While Preserving Your Well-being
This chapter explores the importance of supporting others through negative emotions without being consumed by their pain, emphasizing the need for emotional boundaries to maintain personal well-being. It discusses strategies for effectively navigating emotional experiences, such as recognizing and accepting all emotions with compassion and mastering emotions in various relational dynamics. Practical advice is given on setting boundaries, creating distance from overwhelming emotions, and avoiding getting stuck in negative emotions together to preserve mental health.