Emotions
“A world without emotions would be like a world without colour or a world without sound, a 2-dimensional planet”
There are 9 primary emotions
Anger, Sadness, Surprise, Fear, Distress, Disgust, Guilt, Shame, Interest
(there are variations on these)
We are generally all born capable of experiencing these emotions
All other emotions are secondary emotions which we learn throughout life, these are typically a combination of primary emotions
And yet they cause us so many problems, it is almost as if the human race is in it’s infancy when it comes to dealing with emotions, or maybe it’s the reverse, our environment has changed so much that we are struggling to evolve and change with it.
The news is good, we are learning and developing safe and effective ways to release and manage emotions, including Emotional Freedom Technique, Matrix Reimprinting, Neural Linguistic Programming and Mindfulness Techniques.
Emotions are a concoction of hormones, our brain signals our body to release these hormones or emotions in response to triggers; thought, memories, visual events, aural events, tastes, different textures, real and imaginary.
It is our interpretation of these triggers that activates the release of our emotions and how we react.
Emotions are essential to survival. They are neither good or bad, right or wrong, they are simply our brain and body responding with the information it has in its best attempt to keep us alive.
And our body is geared up to respond to these signals, it is when we are not able to, or don’t feel safe to react and process these emotions that we run into problems.
Blocked, suppressed or unexpressed emotions can wreak havoc in all areas of our lives. From physical to mental health, to learning and coping ability, to phobias and eating disorders, to explosiveness and ‘over-reactions’ to being stuck, anxious and depressed, clouded and distorted thinking and more.
“It’s all about balance”
Not sure which Emotion you are feeling?
Which state do you spend most of your time in and where would you like to be?
- Joy / Knowledge / Empowerment
Freedom/ Love/ Appreciation - Passion
- Enthusiasm/ Eagerness
Happiness - Positive expectation / Belief
- Optimism
- Hopefulness
- Contentment
- Boredom
- Pessimism
- Frustration / Irritation / Impatience
- Overwhelming
- Disappointment
- Doubt
- Worry
- Blame
- Discouragement
- Anger
- Revenge
- Hatred / Rage
- Jealousy
- Insecurity / Guilt / Unworthiness
- Fear / Grief / Depression
Despair / Powerlessness
Barb can work with you to bring your emotions in to balance and empower you with skills to maintain your own emotional balance
Combinations of Emotions as Depicted by Plutchiks Wheel of Emotions
How is stress showing up in your life?
Cognitive Symptoms
- Memory problems
- Inability to concentrate
- Poor judgment
- Seeing only the negative
- Anxious or racing thoughts
- Constant worrying
Emotional Symptoms
- Depression or general unhappiness
- Anxiety and agitation
- Moodiness, irritability, or anger
- Feeling overwhelmed
- Loneliness and isolation
- Other mental or emotional health problems
Physical Symptoms
- Aches and pains
- Diarrhea or constipation
- Nausea, dizziness
- Chest pain, rapid heartbeat
- Loss of sex drive
- Frequent colds or flu
- Skin issues
Behavioural Symptoms
- Eating more or less
- Sleeping too much or too little
- Withdrawing from others
- Procrastinating or neglecting responsibilities
- Using alcohol, cigarettes, or drugs to relax
- Nervous habits (e.g. nail biting, pacing)
- More screen time
Our brains have one job; to keep us alive and so will use the strategies it is familiar with, right or wrong, in its attempts to keep us safe and alive. Tapping, Matrix and NLP, are great tools to reduce the effects of stress at any point and are helpful in retraining your brain with new effective strategies.
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Benefits of Reduced Stress
- Raised energy levels
- Raised enthusiasm
- Weight loss
- Improved memory and brain function
- Better relationships
- Better sleep
- Improved physical and mental health
- Positive outlook
Are you ready to master your stress?
Emotional Freedom Technique (tapping) is now proven through clinical studies and MRi scans to reduce stress levels and therefore cortisol levels, it calms the brain. As the emotional part of the brain calms you are able to move back into the thinking, logical, decision making part of your brain, and make better choices.
EFT is effective as a stress management tool to reduce daily levels, it has been shown to reduce cortisol levels by as much as 24% in one hour!
EFT can greatly enhance any relaxation techniques you already use.
EFT provides you with self-help tools allowing you relief from stress and opening up an overall better quality of life.
EFT is effective for deeper work, understanding the root causes of your stress
Learn more about EFT
How Can Working with Barb Empower You?
Barb will work with you to bring your current stress levels down and you will learn tools that you can use at home to reduce and manage your stress levels.
You can then choose to go further and look at the way stress is showing up in your life and get specific to reduce symptoms and effects and eliminate the cause
Barb is also well equipped to help you get the root cause/s of your stress, the beliefs that are no longer helpful to your quality of life and explore and develop new and healthy beliefs that support the life that you want. Click here for more information.
Are you Ready?
Contact Barb Today!
Call Barb at 021 173 5743
Email Barb at barb@empoweryou.co.nz
Barb's Hours
Barb is available Monday through Saturday.
Phone or text Barb on 021 1735743.