"The most severe chronic worriers [are] less accepting of their emotions, which means they're intolerant of uncertainty and also find negative emotions in particular to not be very acceptable," Moser explains.
For healthcare practitioners using mindfulness as a supplementary treatment for individuals suffering from a wide variety of health issues, the goal is to teach their patients how to become aware and accepting of their thoughts, emotions, and bodily sensations without trying to suppress or become overwhelmed by them.
Immediately before or after one of our annual visits with her birth family, K is unusually anxious or sad, and at these times, she needs me to be very accepting of the roots of these emotions: her undeniable connection to another family.
You might just need to accept their rollercoaster of emotions about accepting your help and simply not take it personally, ever.
Instead of honoring my process, accepting my emotions, understanding that what I feel is a blessing and not a curse, I judged myself as others had judged me; too this or too that.
My clients feel ashamed and confused about their feelings because acknowledging and accepting their full range of emotions have never been safe, but we are "feeling creatures" by nature.
Accepting that emotion instead of stuffing it actually allows you to calm down.
In terms of nonjudgmental acceptance, decades of research on emotion regulation suggest that, paradoxically, acknowledging and accepting when negative emotions are present can actually help them to dissipate.
"This is about accepting all of the emotions that you feel, being truthful with yourself, praying for others, and coming to the realization that regardless of gender and race, we have to come and live together".
The effect of accepting without judgment on emotion regulation difficulties dropped when coping self-efficacy was entered into the model (β decreased from -.69 to -.45; total R=.69, p<.001 ).
Accepting and acknowledging emotions relieves the pressure.
