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Chapter 12: Emotional Maturity

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Jul 18, 2021
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INSIGHT

What Emotional Maturity Actually Is

  • Emotional maturity is the ability to regulate emotions, communicate openly, and tolerate stress adaptively.
  • It includes authentic self-expression and creating space for others to do the same.
INSIGHT

The 90-Second Nature Of Emotions

  • Emotions are physiological events lasting about 90 seconds driven by hormones and sensations in the body.
  • Prolonged distress happens when we bring sensations into repetitive mental stories that keep hormones flowing.
ADVICE

Protect Your Emotional Resources

  • Preserve your energy resources by prioritizing sleep, nutrition, and body care to increase emotional tolerance.
  • Notice when low resources make old coping habits like dissociation return and respond with self-care.
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