emotional-regulation - Concepts

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Concepts

Self-Soothing - Techniques for calming oneself through the five senses and nurturing self-care during emotional distress.
Internal Family Systems - Richard Schwartz's model of the mind as a system of distinct sub-personalities (parts) organized around a core, unburdened Self that can lead them with curiosity and compassion.
Covert Contracts - Unspoken, one-sided agreements where you do things for others expecting unstated reciprocity, leading to resentment when unmet.
STOP Technique - A mindful pause practice: Stop, Take a breath, Observe, Proceed.
Affect Labeling - The practice of putting feelings into words, which research shows dampens amygdala activity and reduces the intensity of emotional experience.
Emotional Suppression - The deliberate effort to inhibit or hide emotional expressions and experiences, which paradoxically often intensifies the suppressed emotions.
RAIN Technique - A mindfulness practice for difficult emotions: Recognize, Allow, Investigate, Nurture.
Nice Guy Syndrome - A pattern where a person suppresses their needs, avoids conflict, and seeks approval through pleasing others, often leading to resentment and dysfunctional relationships.
Self-Discrepancy Theory - E. Tory Higgins's framework describing how gaps between the actual self, the ideal self, and the ought self produce distinct emotional consequences.
Self-Distancing - A psychological technique of stepping outside one's immediate first-person experience to view a situation from a more removed, observer-like perspective, improving emotional regulation and reasoning.
Co-regulation - The process of regulating emotional and physiological states through connection and interaction with another person.
Sitting with Discomfort - Building capacity to tolerate unpleasant experiences without immediately reacting or escaping.
Equanimity - Mental calmness and composure, especially in difficult situations - being with what is without reactivity.
Illeism - The practice of referring to oneself in the third person, used as a rhetorical device and, more recently, as an evidence-based self-distancing technique for clearer thinking and better emotional regulation.

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