Feel good Sunday: How to maintain emotional self-control?

Acceptance and cognitive reappraisal can be used interchangeably in order to maintain emotional self-control.

Difficult emotions can get under your skin if you’re not careful. Sport and performance consultant Jessica Garza calls this the “jumping cholla effect,” inspired by a sneaky kind of cactus that detaches and burrows its spines into unsuspecting passersby. In this empowering talk, she shares four mood-regulating strategies to help you gain self awareness of your feelings, avoid catching other people’s #emotions and perform at your peak — whatever the prickly situation may be.

Jessica Garza: How to avoid catching prickly emotions from other people
https://www.ted.com/talks/jessica_garza_how_to_avoid_catching_prickly_emotions_from_other_people