Mindfulness for Feelings

 

Feelings can sometimes be difficult to control and to manage in any situation. There are feelings that cause you to have pain and other feelings that are enjoyable. As well as feelings that do not cause pain or are disinterested. Yet, when there are too many feelings involved, it often makes it challenging to make decisions. It is best to sit down, walk, or do something to understand one’s feelings.

Mindfulness can be an excellent aid for comprehending your feelings. It helps you to observe, accept, and to recognize how you are feeling at that moment. Observe how your body reacts with each feeling. Use your senses of what you hear, what you see, and what you smell when you associate each feeling. Label each feeling with a pencil, pen, or color pens on a piece of paper or a white board with color dry erase markers. 

Additionally, you can label your feelings by writing them down on a journal or blank index cards. Other times labeling your feelings might not be enough. In this case, you might want to paint your feelings to release the tension that you are feeling at that time. Focus on how your feelings make you respond in that moment or if a situation arises. Is it a negative reaction or a positive reaction?

Some feelings make you want to be creative or to do an activity such as cleaning to release your stress. Create a dance with a song that makes you feel good and dance to the song. Watch something online or on television without selecting it from the television guide. Write down how the television show or the movie made you feel. Discourage yourself from negative feelings when you are doing household activities.

You can identify some feelings by labeling it with a song. Listen to the song and see how it makes you feel after listening to it. Write a number list, a bullet list, or a list of how you feel. Then, write down why you feel that way and if there is a way to stop yourself from criticizing yourself. Replace each negative feeling with a positive feeling on the second page of your list.

A column list might also be effective for labeling your feelings. Speak to someone about your feelings such as a friend, a therapist, or someone you trust. Practicing mindfulness makes you have self-control with your emotions. It makes you balance your emotions and to be aware of your feelings. Here are resources about practicing mindfulness for your feelings. 

How to Be Mindful of Your Emotions-7 Ways-Psych Central:

How to Be Mindful of Your Emotions: 7 Ways (psychcentral.com)

A Guided Meditation to Label Difficult Emotions-Mindful:

A Guided Meditation to Label Difficult Emotions - Mindful

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