Emotional Suppression vs. Emotional Regulation

Emotional regulation isn’t about staying calm all the time, it’s about staying connected to your feelings without letting them control your actions.

When you regulate, you allow the feeling to exist and make space to respond thoughtfully.

When you suppress, you push your emotions down, but they don’t go away. It just shows up later as irritability, burnout, or numbness.

Healthy regulation means learning to notice, name, and move through emotions, not silence them.

💭 Try this: Next time you feel something uncomfortable, ask, “What is this emotion trying to tell me?” instead of “How do I make it stop?”

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