Intense Emotions

Did you know that an intense emotion lasts 60-90seconds, yep you read it right, seconds not minutes, hours or days. I know, mind blowing since intense emotions definitely feel like they last longer than that.

The reason why your emotions may feel like they last longer has to do a lot with your thought process. The more you ruminate on the emotion the more it persists.

A few things that are helpful when feeling strong emotions are to: * Name it, something incredible happens in our brain when we name how we are feeling (to this also works with little ones as well) * Distract yourself (read a book, watch a movie, build a puzzle) * Practice positive self-affirmations

Go ahead and give it a try next time you feel an intense emotion.