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Part of your emotional wellbeing

Emotion regulation and recovery

The ability to keep freedom of action during strong emotions and to regain emotional balance.

How it's measured

3 statements in the wellbeing assessment, scored from "doesn't apply at all" to "applies completely".

  1. When my feelings get strong, I can usually regain my balance.
  2. I can choose how I act even when I'm emotionally upset.
  3. I have ways of handling strong feelings that work.

Where you work with it

All life areas →

The life areas in this section — assess yourself, answer the questions, and track them over time.

Emotion regulation

Not rated

The ability to understand, manage and express emotions.

Stress and strain

Not rated

Perceived stress, pressure, overload and the need for recovery.

Emotional stability

Not rated

How quickly your emotional state changes and how easily you regain balance.

Worry and rumination

Not rated

The tendency to get stuck in worry about the future or repeated negative thoughts.

Resilience

Not rated

The ability to recover from setbacks.

Getting started

Exercise
The physiological sigh
A quick tool for stress: two inhales and a long exhale that settles the body within a minute.
7 min · Rationality
Exercise
Talk to yourself in the third person
When the feeling boils — swap "I" for your name, and see how much clearer it becomes.
9 min · Rationality
Exercise
4-7-8 breathing
Breathe in for four, hold for seven, breathe out for eight. Four cycles that slow the breath and put the body's brake on.
5 min · Discipline
Exercise
Cue relaxation
After some practice, a single word can make your shoulders drop. Here you link the word to your exhale, and take the calm with you into everyday life.
6 min · Discipline
Article
The myth of shouting out your anger
Letting anger “out” feels right and does not help. It is one of psychology’s clearest myths. Here is what is actually going on.
2 min · Rationality
Exercise
The feeling and the action
Anger, sadness and fear, and the difference between meeting the feeling and running away from it
9 min · Compassion
Self-assessment
Your stress level right now
Five questions that make a diffuse stress measurable — and point to where you can start.
5 min · Rationality
Exercise
One minute: the physiological sigh
The body’s fastest brake: three sighs, one minute, in the middle of anything.
1 min · Rationality

How's your emotion regulation and recovery?

The wellbeing assessment gives you a profile across all six dimensions, and you see it change over time. Free account, no payment.

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