Use precise language to describe your feelings. Recognizing emotions like “ambivalence” helps you understand complex experiences better.

Ambivalent

Use the word ambivalent when you feel two opposing emotions at the same time. Our life experiences are complex and complicated, and having words to describe conflicting emotions increases your emotional intelligence.

Throughout your day, ask yourself, “Can I control this?” If there’s a problem you can control, shift your focus to brainstorming possible solutions.

Possible solutions

Throughout your day, ask yourself, can I control this? If there is a problem, you can control. Shift your focus to brainstorming possible solutions.

More precise words for emotions help you regulate them. When you feel shame, is it a feeling of embarrassment, distress, or anguish? The right words can contain emotions.

Contain emotions

More precise words for emotions help you to regulate them. When you feel shame, is it a feeling of embarrassment, distress, or anguish? The right words can contain emotions.

If you struggle with fear of the future, ask yourself, “How can I feel more comfortable with uncertainty?”

Fear of the future

If you struggle with fear of the future, ask yourself, how can I feel more comfortable with uncertainty?

Ambivalent

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