A few days back, I came across this amazing talk by Dr. Guy Winch on TED based on practicing emotional hygiene like we practice physical hygiene. I loved the way he presented this great idea of the need to practice emotional hygiene. We all pay a lot of attention to our physical hygiene, we try to keep our body and surroundings as clean as possible because we know that if we don't do this, then it might cause some kind of illness. But we rarely pay that much attention to our emotional hygiene. We all go through different types of emotions every day of our lives, some of them are good some of them are bad for us. Some of them make us happy and encourage us to do better but some of them make us sad and might affect us negatively. We all also consciously or unconsciously develop our own methods to deal with all these emotions that affect us. We all know that happiness and sadness are part of our lives, no feeling or situation is permanent but still, sometimes we struggle to deal with some negative thoughts and feel overwhelmed by some situations. A cluttered mind can always cause some problems and that is why I think the suggestions offered in Dr. Winch's talk are so relevant.
No matter what we do most of us can't avoid getting affected by different emotions, even while watching a movie or reading some book we get affected by situations presented in them and get emotionally attached to the characters of the story. Humans are emotional, actually, all animals are emotional to some extent but humans know how to display it in a much better way and that's why we get affected by it more than any other species around us. This is why it becomes extremely important to practice emotional hygiene. Lingering on with any emotion doesn't help. The only thing that is constant in life is change and we all know it but most of us struggle to practice this in real life. I have a very bad habit of thinking too much about small things and I am constantly working towards getting rid of this habit. I know it is not easy to get rid of some habits, but we must, especially if it is affecting our day-to-day behavior. I personally understand the importance of practicing emotional hygiene and that is why this talk impressed me so much. In this talk, Dr. Winch explains the importance of emotional hygiene by citing some examples from his own life that's why I encourage readers to listen to this talk. We all should understand that emotions are not going to go anywhere, they are going to be integral parts of our lives so we need to get better at dealing with all types of emotions. Many times, we have no control over the situations in life that we face (like the loss of some near and dear ones), but we can control the way we react to these situations and this is where our capacity to practice emotional hygiene comes into play. I know that it is not easy, but it is necessary. The wrong way of dealing with emotions can land us in serious psychological issues and they can affect our personal and professional lives considerably. So, it is better to be aware of these things rather than being ignorant and suffer without even knowing why are we suffering. I feel this talk will give people some insight into their own emotional health and being aware of emotional hygiene is better than not knowing about it. Please listen to this talk and start working on your emotional hygiene.
Thanks for reading and please share your views on this topic.No matter what we do most of us can't avoid getting affected by different emotions, even while watching a movie or reading some book we get affected by situations presented in them and get emotionally attached to the characters of the story. Humans are emotional, actually, all animals are emotional to some extent but humans know how to display it in a much better way and that's why we get affected by it more than any other species around us. This is why it becomes extremely important to practice emotional hygiene. Lingering on with any emotion doesn't help. The only thing that is constant in life is change and we all know it but most of us struggle to practice this in real life. I have a very bad habit of thinking too much about small things and I am constantly working towards getting rid of this habit. I know it is not easy to get rid of some habits, but we must, especially if it is affecting our day-to-day behavior. I personally understand the importance of practicing emotional hygiene and that is why this talk impressed me so much. In this talk, Dr. Winch explains the importance of emotional hygiene by citing some examples from his own life that's why I encourage readers to listen to this talk. We all should understand that emotions are not going to go anywhere, they are going to be integral parts of our lives so we need to get better at dealing with all types of emotions. Many times, we have no control over the situations in life that we face (like the loss of some near and dear ones), but we can control the way we react to these situations and this is where our capacity to practice emotional hygiene comes into play. I know that it is not easy, but it is necessary. The wrong way of dealing with emotions can land us in serious psychological issues and they can affect our personal and professional lives considerably. So, it is better to be aware of these things rather than being ignorant and suffer without even knowing why are we suffering. I feel this talk will give people some insight into their own emotional health and being aware of emotional hygiene is better than not knowing about it. Please listen to this talk and start working on your emotional hygiene.
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Links:
1. http://www.ted.com/talks/guy_winch_the_case_for_emotional_hygiene
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