Lily, from China, a psychotherapist and licensed counsellor with 4900+ hours of clinical counselling and a master's from Johns Hopkins University in clinical mental health counselling, lived in the US for 11 years. Experienced with clients from diverse cultural backgrounds and focuses on therapy, mentoring, and coaching, she pays extra attention to Asian Americans and international students in practice and research and has expertise in women's and teenagers' mental health and psychological and personal development. Using the humanistic approach, she believes the centrality of human values is our creative and active nature. She loves piano, guitar, staring at horses and meeting people like you!
How much of what you do is based on emotion? Ho...
How much of what you do is based on emotion? How many of your decisions are emotional versus rational? How can you even identify if you're acting emotionally or not? When, if ever, is it beneficial for you to be guided by your emotions? _x000D_
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Here's a truth that might sound obvious when you're reading this calmly and cool-headed: when you're emotions control you, all bets are off. When you act, react, or make a decision or judgment based purely on emotion, you'll often take yourself to a dark place. Once the wrong decisions have been made, you'll often rationalize them and rarely admit that your emotions misguided you. So how do you get on top of your emotions? Spoiler: this club won't just be about taking a few deep breaths, it will be a psychological discussion with Lily, a practising psychotherapist who deals with this on a regular basis._x000D_
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They say to never make a promise when you're happy, reply when you're angry, or make a decision when you're sad. Is that all there is to it? Of course not! So let's dive into the psychology of it all and let's have an intelligent discussion!_x000D_
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你做的事情有多少是基于情感的?你的决定中有多少是情绪化的,多少是理性的?你怎么知道自己是不是情绪化的呢?什么时候,如果有的话,被你的情绪所引导是有益的吗?_x000D_
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当你冷静地阅读这篇文章时,有一个事实可能听起来很明显:当你被情绪控制时,一切都不可能了。当你的行为、反应、决定或判断纯粹基于情绪时,你常常会把自己带到一个黑暗的地方。一旦做出了错误的决定,你往往会为它们找借口,很少承认是你的情绪误导了你。那么,如何控制自己的情绪呢?剧透:这个俱乐部不仅仅是深呼吸那么简单,它将是与Lily的心理讨论,Lily是一位执业心理治疗师,她经常处理这种情况。_x000D_
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他们说永远不要在快乐的时候承诺,永远不要在生气的时候回应,永远不要在悲伤的时候做决定。就这么简单吗?当然不是!因此,让我们深入研究这一切背后的心理学,让我们进行一次明智的讨论!