What is emotional regulation?

Emotional regulation is the ability to manage, modify, and utilize emotions in useful ways.

A major part of emotional regulation is the reappraisal of emotionally loaded thoughts. Whether one is regulating emotions in-the-moment or working on regulating recurring emotional thoughts, reappraisal addresses the “content” within emotions.

Emotional regulation, or affect regulation, (affect refers to mood, experience, and the “goodness vs. badness” of an emotion) is a part of a broader framework called self-regulation.

It includes daily routines which help cope with stress. It includes how you behave in social situations. It includes how you deal with conflicts.

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