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Owning Your Feelings & Moving
Through Emotional Discomfort
Emily Skehill
Kristina Baker
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Presenters
Emily SkehillMental Health America
Kristina Baker, CRPS-V, NCPSMental Health America of Palm Beach County
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Common Feelings During COVID-19
• Anxious
• Stressed
• Depressed
• Lonely
• Bored
• Overwhelmed
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Feelings That May Seem Strange
• Unproductivity
• Confusion
• Anger
• Grief
• Guilt/shame
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How is COVID-19 causing these?
• We are all facing fear & uncertainty.
• Trauma: a deeply distressing or disturbing experience; emotional shock following a stressful event or physical injury
FIGHT FLIGHT FREEZE FAWN
Oxford Dictionary
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All feelings are valid
simply because you feel them.
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Control
• No matter what the feeling is, we probably feel a loss of control.
• How can you take back control?
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Allow Yourself to Feel
• Societal pressure tells us to just keep moving.
• Take time to feel your feelings.
• “move through” vs. “move on”
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Feelings vs. Emotions
• What is the difference between feelings and emotions?
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The Three As
Awareness
Acceptance
Action
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Awareness
• Be mindful of the emotion
• Knowledge or perception?
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Tips to Develop Awareness
1. Center yourself
2. Identify what you tell yourself
3. Name the emotion
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Acceptance
“Acceptance doesn’t mean that life gets better; it just means that my way of living life on life’s terms improves.” – Sharon E. Rainey
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Action
Now that I feel it…
what do I do with it?
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Handling Big Emotions
• Accepting feelings doesn’t mean dwelling on them.
• Back to the basics!
• Get enough sleep (but not too much)
• Eat nutritious foods
• Move your body
• Stay connected
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Helping Feelings Pass
• Relaxation/breathing exercises (4-7-8 breathing)
• Take a shower or bath
• Make a gratitude list
• Write it out/journal
• Take a nap
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Plan for “What If” Fears
• Evaluate the distance between your worries and your reality.
• Make a plan – creating a strategy can alleviate some anxiety surrounding potential circumstances
• “What if ____?” Then what?
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Build Your Emotional Vocabulary
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Self-Care
• Do something fun!
• Treat yourself
• Rest
• Seek out support
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Emily SkehillPeer Advocacy Manager
Mental Health America
Kristina BakerRecovery & Resilience Director
MHA of Palm Beach County