
How do you cope with people who can't cope?
The Overwhelmed Brain
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The Importance of Emotional Intelligence
It's quite possible if somebody has dealt with a lot of issues, a lot of trauma when they were younger and never addressed their own coping strategies. Then yes, they can have a deficit in emotional intelligence. So in this case, he withdraws. You might be right there. It's just something that we have to work on. I talk about it. I teach it. And I work on it all the time because thoughts come up. Emotional triggers happen. Thoughts that occur that I don't want in my head that make me upset... being somewhat emotionally intelligent helps you process those things.
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