Emotional Health

 Emotional health has many different definitions, but generally refers to the level of mental and emotional well-being that a person is able to maintain. It is synonymous with mental health, meaning a person is generally happy and free of mental or emotional disorders. On the other hand, the word is also used specifically to describe a person's ability to express themselves correctly through emotions.

Table of contents

1 Overview

2 negative effects

3 factors that affect emotions

4 signs of healthy emotions

Love has a reason

behave appropriately

Moderate response

emotionally stable

in a good mood

Able to control oneself

Overview

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The World Health Organization points out: "Health is not only the absence of disease or weakness, but also a complete state of physical, mental, and social aspects." For this reason, if everyone wants to be healthy, they must have healthy emotions. Good healthy emotions are reflected in daily life and work, such as "people feel refreshed when happy events happen", "smile, ten years are better", etc. These are all affirmations of good emotional functions. If things happen too much, it will cause sadness, and even " The emotion of living in a "perfunctory" way is harmful, so people should learn to "be passionate", which is closely related to human health. Therefore, some people have proposed that the most important thing is to enjoy seven kinds of happiness, namely: happiness in broad-mindedness, happiness in movement, happiness in tranquility, love for many happiness, contentment and happiness, family happiness, and health. If you do these seven, it will be good for your health.

Unhealthy emotions such as joy, anger, worry, thoughts, sadness, panic, and fear are harmful to health. For example, overjoyed emotions can make people sad, because overjoyed and sudden laughter can cause cardiac arrest and death in patients with heart disease; thinking about emotions for a long time can damage the spleen, because thinking about it for a long time can cause qi and blood blockage, making it difficult to eat and drink, causing chest tightness, The cost is full; violent emotions can damage the liver because the sympathetic nerves are excited during anger, which increases blood pressure, while the parasympathetic nerves are inhibited, affecting digestive function, resulting in dizziness, headaches, chest tightness, rib pain, etc.; sadness and sadness It can damage the lungs, because sadness and sorrow can make people weak in energy, causing depression, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and fatigue; emotions of fear and fear can damage the kidneys, because fear can make people's kidney qi unstable.

The heart and kidneys are not connected, resulting in incontinence of urine and feces, or the heart is empty, the mind is not attached, and the person is confused. Therefore, a healthy body and healthy emotions are closely related.

Negative impact

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A lack of emotional health can lead to a range of problems such as depression, anxiety and anger. Depressed people always suffer from negative emotions, and their pleasant emotions are always short-lived or completely unavailable. A person who cannot express emotions often expresses it through anger, and he or she can feel almost isolated from the world, as if no one understands or cares. Additionally, such people tend to be more likely to misinterpret other people's emotions, leading to further problems.

Some psychologists view poor emotional health as a result of social standards that require people to keep their emotions as private as possible. Indeed, most people feel uncomfortable sharing any deep emotions with anyone other than family and close friends. Because of this, many people suppress and ignore their emotions, never acknowledging or dealing with these troublesome things. Furthermore, because emotions are rarely talked about, most people have only a small vocabulary with which to express such feelings to others.

Many psychologists believe that poor emotional health is the result of ignoring emotional states and that doing so can worsen health or related problems. For example, small concerns or negative feelings that go unacknowledged in relationships can eventually develop into severe anxiety or deep resentment toward other people. People who feel this way often have a hard time pinpointing the exact cause because the source of these negative emotions is completely suppressed in the first place. [1]

factors that affect emotions

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A healthy and harmonious atmosphere can promote the development of good emotions and emotions in middle school students. Family harmony, teachers are kind, classmates cooperate, and society is harmonious. It allows middle school students to have appropriate opportunities to express happy emotions, vent bad emotions, and develop the ability to resist setbacks.

External circumstances can also cause changes in mood. The elegant and tidy rooms, the environment with bright light and soft colors make people feel peaceful and comfortable. On the contrary, a dark, narrow, and dirty environment brings suffocation and unpleasant emotions to people. A crowded, chaotic, and noisy environment can make people nervous and upset; a gloomy, strange, and lonely environment can make people frightened and uneasy; while the beautiful pastoral scenery, lakes and mountains can make people invigorating.

For example, in the UK, people used to commit suicide by jumping into the river on London's black Bullefield Bridge. After painting the bridge blue, the number of people committing suicide by jumping into the river was reduced by half.

The warden of a prison in California, USA, was troubled by the inmates causing trouble. Once, he accidentally moved a group of violent prisoners into a light green cell, and a miracle happened: Those prisoners who were furious before gradually calmed down as if they had taken sedatives, and the warden was influenced by this. Inspired, the cells were painted green, and the number of prisoners causing trouble decreased.

Healthy mood signs

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Love has a reason

The generation and development of any emotion, emotion must be caused by a certain reason. For example, gratifying phenomena cause joyful emotions; unfortunate events cause sad emotions; setbacks cause depressed emotions, etc. Unexplained joy, anger, sadness, joy, inexplicable sadness, and fear are not signs of emotional health.

behave appropriately

Certain stimuli will cause certain emotional responses, and the responses and stimuli should be consistent with each other, such as joy due to success, pain due to failure, joy when you should be happy, and sadness when you should be sad. If you laugh when you lose a loved one, feel happy when you are frustrated, or angry when you are respected, it is a sign of unhealthy emotions.

Moderate response

Emotional expressions should be appropriate in duration and intensity, not endless, overly intense or too indifferent. The greater the intensity of the stimulus, the stronger the emotional response; conversely, the weaker the emotional response. If a weak stimulus causes a strong emotional reaction, it is a sign of emotional unhealthy.

emotionally stable

Emotional stability indicates that a person's central nervous system activities are in a relatively balanced state, and also reflects the coordination of central nervous system activities. Generally speaking, emotional reactions start out strong and fade over time. If the reaction is strong and weak, unpredictable, and often in an unstable state, it is a sign of unhealthy emotions.

in a good mood

Mainly in a happy mood, with more positive emotions than negative emotions. If a person is often depressed, frowning, and depressed, it is a sign of mental illness.

Able to control oneself

Healthy emotions are subject to self-regulation and control. Emotionally healthy people should be the masters of their emotions. They can transform negative emotions into positive emotions and transform passion into calmness.

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