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Managing Negative Emotions General Guidelines Here are few general guidelines for managing negative emotions. .

First, identify the feeling. Next, ask if is a healthy feeling. Then list your options and chose the one which is most likely to lead to your long-term happiness. After asking these first two questions, the next step is to ask what would help you feel better. Try to focus on answers which are in your control, since it would be easy, but not too helpful, to think of things ways others could change so you would feel better. Another question is to ask how you want to feel. This helps you direct your thoughts in a positive direction. To summarize, here are some helpful questions:
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How am I feeling? Is it a healthy feeling? How do I want to feel? What would help me feel better (that I can control)?

At adolescence many emotional conflicts affects psyche of adolescents or teenagers. Changes occur simultaneously at both the body and psyche level during this stage. While reacting to changes; adolescents or teenagers often ask themselves like who am I? And why do I feel this way? Why do I have such swinging moods where one minute I'm in heaven and the next down? Each teenager is an individual with a unique personality, inherent behavior and unique existing circumstances as well as special interests, likes and dislikes. However, there are also numerous developmental issues that everyone faces during the adolescent years. Because of the following general reasons, turbulent teenager mind gets confused: Changes at body level. Unusual feelings at body level during this transition phase like sensation of creeping ants over the body or titillations. Intuition of judging people develops doubting tendencies. Difficulty in adjusting the surroundings. Emotional conflicts and complications often occur while reacting girlfriends and boyfriends. Difficulty in forming proper friendship.

Find difficulty in differentiating love, sex and affection. Changing attitude towards school and related activities like homework or tuitions. Emotional conflicts with family members; mainly mother or grandparents. Emotional chaos creates negativities at both body and psyche level like change in dietary pattern, depression or anxiety. Temptation towards alcohol or drugs usually starts with persistence of friends, lovesick or break-heart. Worrying about future and confusion in selecting suitable career. Sometimes compassion over parents behavior, self-pity. The normal feelings and behaviors at adolescence by adolescents or teenagers display following common symptoms: Movement towards Independence Increased independent functioning Complaints that parents interfere with independence Firmer and more cohesive sense of identity and struggle with sense of identity Feeling awkward or strange about one's self and one's body Examination of inner experiences Ability to think ideas through Conflict with parents begins to decrease Increased ability for delayed gratification and compromise Increased emotional stability Increased concern for others Increased self-reliance Peer relationships remain important and take an appropriate place among other interests Future Interests and Cognitive Changes Work habits become more defined Increased concern for the future More importance is placed on one's role in life Feelings of love and passion Development of more serious relationships Firmer sense of sexual identity Increased capacity for tender and sensual love Morals, Values, and Self-Direction Display shyness, blushing, and modesty Girls develop physically sooner than boys Increased interest in the opposite sex Movement toward heterosexuality with fears of homosexuality Concerns regarding physical and sexual attractiveness to others Frequently changing relationships Worries about being normal

Greater capacity for setting goals Interest in moral reasoning Capacity to use insight Increased emphasis on personal dignity and self-esteem Social and cultural traditions regain some of their previous importance Focus on self, alternating between high expectations and poor self- concept Interests and clothing style influenced by peer group Moodiness Improved ability to use speech to express one's self Realization that parents are not perfect; identification of their faults Less overt affection shown to parents, with occasional rudeness Tendency to return to childish behavior, particularly when stressed Mostly interested in present, limited thoughts of future Intellectual interests expand and gain in importance Greater ability to do work (physical, mental, emotional) Rule and limit testing Capacity for abstract thought Development of ideals and selection of role models More consistent evidence of conscience Experimentation with sex and drugs (cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana) Individual Teenager or adolescent do vary slightly from the above descriptions, but the feelings and behaviors are -in general- considered normal for each stage of adolescence. Many individuals may experience stress, hypertension during this phase, especially when they perceive a situation as dangerous, difficult, or painful and they do not have the resources to cope. Some teens become overloaded with stress. When it happens, inadequately managed stress can lead to anxiety, withdrawal, aggression, physical illness, or poor coping skills such as drug and/or alcohol use. Usually teenagers or adolescents face stressful situations for following reasons: School demands and frustrations Negative thoughts and feelings about themselves Changes in their bodies Problems with friends and/or peers at school Unsafe living environment/neighborhood Separation or divorce of parents Chronic illness or severe problems in the family Death of a loved one Moving or changing schools Taking on too many activities or having too high expectations Family financial problems Customized course of Bach essences --that we advice-- can help them in molding their psyche in a manner to handle the very situation. At this adolescence stage; teenagers or

adolescents need assistance of their inner soul to guide them on their way. Personalized essence combinations can help them to handle the state of affairs. Role of typical Negative emotions in adolescents and teenagers during Adolescence. Often the causes of "Conflicts at Adolescence in teenagers and adolescents " are more mental than physical. A bad relationship, poor self image, a history of abuse, stress, frustration and many other factors can change your overall attitude towards life which may directly impede your overall performance. Such tendencies are deep-rooted in mind and nurtured by excessive Negative Emotions. It is needless to mention that these negative emotions are tremendously powerful. They can debilitate lives extremely quick by causing disparity in energy system, which triggers a sequence of emotional imbalance (i.e. frustration, melancholia, persistent agony, mental instability, uncontrolled anger, inferiority complex etc.), which ultimately culminates in ill health. Lessen "Negative Emotions" in psyche. (i.e. frustration, uncontrolled anger, bitterness, excessive shame, guilt, arrogance, envy, jealousy, greed, fear, suspicious nature, inferiority complex, persistent agony or melancholy, mental instability, escapism or shilly-shallying tendencies, communication apprehension, poor will power, low grasping, absentmindedness, sloth, laziness, dawdling, dodging etc.) boost latent inner ability Mold the inherent behavior in accordance with the existing circumstances and surrounding conditions get rid of worries, tensions and sufferings achieve peace of mind and bring the Ultimate Happiness! "Balancing Emotions" will purge Negative Emotions in psyche and shape your innate behavior in a way to face every life challenge by avoiding pessimistic approach towards life; whilst you will be able to derive maximum life pleasure from whatever resources are available with you! For correcting "emotional imbalance" we offer personalized consultation. Through this online consultation, we thoroughly analyze your overall nature, your general attitude towards life with the help of our specially-designed simple online survey and then recommend a proprietary plan of Bach flower essences -a course of natural homeopathic remedies- customized to your unique health needs. This prescription-like essence plan consists of a list of selective Bach remedies (-available worldwide) along with their efficacious combinations, especially tailored to your unique personality. We send you this simple course via email. This consultation program is specially developed and designed for Internet users! It contains a list of personalized essences, recommended efficacious combinations, dosage schedule and some simple norms along with basic instructions, suggestions, guidelines and expertise; means everything that you need to know to get started, run and maintain the essence program. This novel concept is highly acclaimed by our worldwide clients.

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