Learn to let go of your emotions.

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Here are a few ways to calm down, which generally enhance your ability to regulate your emotions, no matter what emotional problem you're suffering from.

Establish a stable sleep schedule. Get into the habit of going to bed and waking up at the same time, and know the amount of sleep that allows you to feel and function best (most likely 7-9 hours per night). Observe your sleep schedule on weekdays and weekends. Go to bed early or late for an hour or two occasionally if necessary, but try not to change your sleep duration by more than an hour. Unless, of course, you need extra rest when you're sick.

Set yourself a digital curfew. At least 90 minutes before bed at night, turn off all digital devices, dim the lights, and do quiet, relaxing activities like reading, stretching, listening to music, or taking a hot shower. Doing this helps calm the sympathetic nervous system in preparation for sleep.

Get your body and mind moving. Just 10 minutes of aerobic activity a day, such as brisk walking, jogging, cycling, or swimming, can help prevent stress hormones from binding to receptors, causing tension or fatigue. Remember that regular exercise can also relieve anxiety and depression symptoms.

Control your emotions on a regular basis. Try to identify your feelings accurately and specifically, in other words, increase the granularity of your emotions. Then, identify how you're feeling: If you realize you're feeling tense, anxious, irritable, or depressed, give yourself a short break, do deep breathing exercises or meditation, listen to soothing music, smell a scent that makes you comfortable, or Take a walk around the block.

Take care of your gut flora. This means eating daily fresh foods that contain live bacteria, fiber-rich foods, fermented foods and anti-inflammatory foods such as colored vegetables and fruits, whole and chopped grains, legumes, nuts, extra virgin olive oil, fish and shellfish. It's an effective way to calm down physical and emotional inflammation from the inside out. Make sure to drink enough decaffeinated fluids throughout the day.

Correct your distorted thinking. Get in the habit of paying attention to your own thoughts. When you find them tangled or twisted, take a moment to question their authenticity. Ask yourself how likely it is that your worst fear will happen, or think about whether there is any evidence that the negative information you are getting is true. If your ideas are wrong, correct them and replace them with more true (and more effective) statements.

Get close to nature with awe. Take a walk in the woods, gardens or parks and immerse yourself in sensory stimulation: carefully observe the natural magical patterns of trees and plants and listen to the sounds of nature (the rustling of the wind through the woods, the chirping of birds and the babbling of streams) sound), staring at the starry sky. Appreciate the awe and surprise that nature brings to human beings, you are a part of human beings.

In a world swallowed by all kinds of information, an outbreak of emotional inflammation is inevitable, but not without hope. I believe we can all find a way to heal ourselves.

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