Jillian on Love

Regulate Your Emotions: How to Pause Before You React and Save Your Relationships

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Jul 15, 2024
Learn how to regulate your emotions and save your relationships by practicing 'the pause'. Discover the significance of managing reactivity in relationships, exploring emotional regulation, and the power of pausing before reacting. Enhance communication, understanding, and emotional balance during tough discussions through mindfulness practices and breathing techniques.
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INSIGHT

Pause Is Vital Life Skill

  • The ability to pause before reacting is both the most crucial relationship and life skill.
  • Emotional regulation determines how we show up in all areas, especially in love.
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Emotional Regulation Defines Relationships

  • Emotional regulation is the key skill that determines relationship quality and personal well-being.
  • Constantly losing control of emotions damages connections and can make relationships dangerous.
ADVICE

Pause Between Trigger and Reaction

  • Stretch the space between your emotional trigger and your reaction by pausing with a deep breath.
  • This pause grants freedom and growth by letting you choose your response consciously.
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