5 things to do to take responsibility for your feelings

From validating our feelings to asking for our needs in a healthy manner, here are a few ways to take responsibility for our feelings. ...read more

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To create a healthy relationship with us, we need to take responsibility for our feelings. The first step is to be aware of the emotions we have. "You can take responsibility for your feelings, too, to create a healthy and safe relationship with yourself and others," wrote therapist Klara Kernig. Here are a few ways to take responsibility for our feelings.(Unsplash)

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It is important that we learn to validate our own feelings. This makes us more aware of our emotions and helps us to accept the way we are feeling. (Unsplash)

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We should learn to communicate our feelings to others without intending to blame someone for the way we feel. (Unsplash)

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We should also know that the way we feel is not necessarily the way someone else may also feel in a similar situation. We need to create the space for accepting differences of thought. (Unsplash)

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Instead of assuming that people will know what we need, we should be aware of our needs, wants and expectations and learn to ask for them in a healthy manner. (Unsplash)

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We should consciously work on managing our reactions. This will help us to address our emotions better and not say things or do things that we may regret later. (Unsplash)