Emotional Regulation:

Anger = Multiple Feelings:

Sad

Fear

Guilt

Show Up At Peace With Ourselves.

Recognize the emotion.

Evaluate the body.

Reevaluate the thoughts.

Make Physical adjustment to process your emotions; to be at (inner) peace BREATHE deeply and controlled.

Anger Exists From Perception.

Develop the qualities of a peace maker:

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Emotional Maturity = Acceptance.

Flexible Thinking:

Growing Emotionally Mature Is A Process.

Start with the physical body before you may calm down.

Focus on breathing and muscular tension.

Emotions are indicators for regulation, not controllers of action.

Find your anchors

When you are experiencing the painful emotions of grief, one way to cope is to find an anchor to ground yourself. This can be as simple as focusing on your breathing and slowing it down slightly. Or bringing your awareness to something external in your environment—this could be the tea cup in front of you or a tree in the garden—and then describing to yourself all the details of that scene: what you see, what you hear, the colors, the textures, etc.