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When you become more aware of your emotions, they can't control you as much by Saskia

Masejova with introvertdeer.com. The feels are just too strong. As a highly sensitive and

emotional person, I often find myself struggling with the issue of being

rational. Since you're listening to this article, there's a high probability that you know what I'm

talking about. When you type rational into an online dictionary, here's what comes up.

Quote, thinking process that employs logical, objective, and systematic methods in reaching a conclusion or

solving a problem, end quote. However, that's not how most highly sensitive and emotional people

deal with problems. Should there be one, we spend a considerable amount of time sinking in the

fields the problem evokes. When the fields are around

for longer, we're able to start finding solutions, although we're still inclined to embrace our

emotions in the final result. And there's nothing wrong with that. The danger, however, occurs

when we lose ourselves in the process of getting familiar with our inner state and therefore

don't actually solve the problem. I think we've all been there, blinded with emotions, stuck

somewhere without an escape. Very often, this leads to a downward spiral of negative thoughts,

anxiety, and depression. In such cases, the most important

thing to do is recognize the feelings and the reason they are there. As Dr. Amelia Aldo,

psychology professor at Ohio State University, explains in a Psychology Today blog post,

quote, the less aware we are of our emotions,

the less likely we are to figure out

how to best regulate them, end quote.

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