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        "rendered": "<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2143\" class=\"elementor elementor-2143\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5bbcfee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5bbcfee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0dc514d\" data-id=\"0dc514d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18902e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18902e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 15-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emotions or feelings are an essential part of your life. They help you to adjust to the world around you as they give you information about yourself and the environment around you.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The emotions you feel each day can make you take action and influence the decisions you\u00a0 make about your lives, both large and small. In order to truly understand emotions, it is important to understand the three parts of an emotion.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are three parts to an emotion:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A subjective component (how you experience the emotion)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">physiological component<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (how your bodies react to the emotion)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An expressive component (how you behave in response to the emotion).<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc9bc2c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc9bc2c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-71c04b5\" data-id=\"71c04b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79dc519 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"79dc519\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 15-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/myemotionalfirstaid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/anger-management.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-10217\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myemotionalfirstaid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/anger-management.jpg 612w, https:\/\/myemotionalfirstaid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/anger-management-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myemotionalfirstaid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/anger-management-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/myemotionalfirstaid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/anger-management-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0271cf3\" data-id=\"0271cf3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a4ec2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a4ec2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everyone gets angry occasionally. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like other emotions, it is accompanied by physiological and biological changes; when you get angry, your heart rate and blood pressure go up, as do the levels of your hormones, adrenaline, and noradrenaline. Anger can be caused by both external and internal events. You could be angry at a specific person (such as a friend or coworker) or an event (a traffic jam, isolation because of Covid), or your anger could be caused by worrying\u00a0 about your personal problems.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77198b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77198b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sometimes the reasons for anger are obvious; other times, you might have no idea why you are losing your temper . It doesn&#8217;t really matter what&#8217;s making you angry; the important thing is what you do (and how you cope) with that anger.\u00a0When anger gets out of control and turns destructive, it can lead to problems\u2014problems at work, in your personal relationships, and in the overall quality of your life.<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most natural way to express anger is to respond aggressively. Anger is a natural, adaptive response to threats; it inspires powerful, often aggressive, feelings and behaviors, which allow us to fight and to defend ourselves when we are attacked. A certain amount of anger, therefore, is necessary to our survival.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, we can&#8217;t physically hit out at every person or object that irritates or annoys us;there are\u00a0 laws, social norms and common sense that stop us from being aggressive.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The three main approaches are expressing, suppressing, and calming. Expressing your angry feelings in an assertive\u2014not aggressive\u2014manner is the healthiest way to express anger. To do this, you have to learn how to make clear what your needs are, and how to get them met, without hurting others. Being assertive doesn&#8217;t mean being pushy or demanding; it means being respectful of yourself and others. Anger can be suppressed, and then converted or redirected.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This happens when you hold your anger, stop thinking about it, and focus on something positive. the aim is to inhibit or suppress your anger and convert it into more constructive behaviour. Eg. If you are angry with your parents, you deal with it by cleaning your room; if you are angry with your friend you go and play football. If you turn the anger inward may it cause hypertension, high blood pressure, or depression.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>If you don&#8217;t express anger it can come out in a way which does not help you and affects your relationship with others. You may try to get back at people indirectly, without telling them why. You can also be constantly putting others down and criticizing everything.<\/p><p>Finally, you can calm down inside. This means not just controlling your outward behaviour, but also controlling your internal responses, taking steps to lower your heart rate, calm yourself down, and let the feelings subside. Anger is often regarded as negative; we&#8217;re taught that it&#8217;s right to express sadness, being scared but not to express anger. As a result, we don&#8217;t learn how to handle it or chanel it constructively. Here are some ways to deal with your anger.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e82530c elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"e82530c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 15-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-toggle{text-align:start}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title{font-weight:700;line-height:1;margin:0;padding:15px;border-bottom:1px solid #d5d8dc;cursor:pointer;outline:none}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon{display:inline-block;width:1em}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon svg{margin-inline-start:-5px;width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon.elementor-toggle-icon-right{float:right;text-align:right}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon.elementor-toggle-icon-left{float:left;text-align:left}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon .elementor-toggle-icon-closed{display:block}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title .elementor-toggle-icon .elementor-toggle-icon-opened{display:none}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title.elementor-active{border-bottom:none}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title.elementor-active .elementor-toggle-icon-closed{display:none}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title.elementor-active .elementor-toggle-icon-opened{display:block}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-content{padding:15px;border-bottom:1px solid #d5d8dc;display:none}@media (max-width:767px){.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-title{padding:12px}.elementor-toggle .elementor-tab-content{padding:12px 10px}}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-toggle,.e-con>.elementor-widget-toggle{width:var(--container-widget-width);--flex-grow:var(--container-widget-flex-grow)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2431\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2431\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">1. Relaxation<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2431\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2431\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simple relaxation tools, such as deep breathing and relaxing imagery, can help calm down angry feelings.Some simple steps you can try:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Breathe deeply, from your stomach; breathing from your chest won&#8217;t relax you.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slowly repeat a calm word or phrase such as &#8220;relax,&#8221; &#8220;take it easy.&#8221; Repeat it to yourself while breathing deeply.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use imagery; visualize a relaxing experience, from either your memory or your imagination.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nonstrenuous, slow yoga-like exercises can relax your muscles and make you feel much calmer.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Practice these techniques daily. Learn to use them automatically when you&#8217;re in a tense situation.<\/span><\/p><h4>\u00a0<\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2432\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2432\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">2. Changing the way you think<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2432\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2432\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;Angry people may swear, abuse others and even try to hit others. When you&#8217;re angry, your thinking is not clear and organised.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try replacing these thoughts by being more logical. For instance, instead of telling yourself, &#8220;oh, it&#8217;s awful, it&#8217;s terrible,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> everything is over,&#8221; tell yourself, &#8220;it&#8217;s frustrating, and it&#8217;s understandable that I&#8217;m upset about it, but it&#8217;s not the end of the world and getting angry is not going to fix it anyhow.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be careful of words like &#8220;never&#8221; or &#8220;always&#8221; when talking about yourself or someone else. &#8220;This stupid phone never works,&#8221; or &#8220;you&#8217;re always forgetting things&#8221; are not accurate, they also serve to make you feel that your anger is justified and that there&#8217;s no way to solve the problem. They also alienate and humiliate people who might otherwise be willing to work with you on a solution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tell yourself that getting angry is not going to fix anything, that it won&#8217;t make you feel better (and may actually make you feel worse).&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var(--color); font-family: var(--fontFamily); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform); text-decoration: var(--textDecoration);\">Remind yourself that the world is &#8220;not out to get you,&#8221; you&#8217;re just experiencing some of the rough spots of daily life. Do this each time you feel anger getting the best of you, and it&#8217;ll help you get a more balanced point of view.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2433\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2433\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">3.\u00a0Problem Solving<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2433\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2433\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes, your anger and frustration are caused by very real\u00a0 problems in your life.The best attitude to bring to such a situation, then, is not to focus on finding the solution, but rather on how you handle and face the problem.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make a plan, and check your progress along the way. Resolve to give it your best, but also not to punish yourself if an answer doesn&#8217;t come right away. If you can approach it with your best efforts and make a serious attempt to deal with the problem ,you will be less likely to lose patience even if the problem does not get solved right away.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2434\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2434\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">4. Better Communication<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2434\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2434\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Angry people tend to say and do things that they don&#8217;t mean. The first thing to do if you are arguing,is to slow down and think before replying. At the same time, listen carefully to what the other person is saying and take your time before answering.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find out for yourself what is the cause of your anger. For example, It may be because your parents expect too much from you, your friends have more money than you or because you don\u2019t know how to find a job.Once you know the reason for your anger, find a way to deal with it.<\/span><\/p><h4>\u00a0<\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2435\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2435\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">5.\u00a0Using Humour<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2435\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2435\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cracking jokes can sometimes help you deal with a difficult<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> situation.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, be careful when you laugh at a situation. First, don&#8217;t try to just &#8220;laugh off&#8221; your problems; rather,look at a situation less seriously so that you can think of better ways of dealing with it . Second, don&#8217;t\u00a0 be harsh, hurtful to others when you laugh at a situation ,that&#8217;s just another form of unhealthy anger expression.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What these techniques have in common is a refusal to take yourself too seriously.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2436\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2436\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">6.\u00a0Changing Your Environment<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2436\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2436\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes it&#8217;s our immediate surroundings that give us cause for irritation. Problems and responsibilities can weigh on you and make you feel angry at the &#8220;trap&#8221; you seem to have fallen into and all the people and things that got you into that trap.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Give yourself a break. Make sure you have some &#8220;personal time&#8221; scheduled where you can do things that you enjoy (playing football, chatting with friends, listening to music, watching a movie)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b67ec7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b67ec7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f8f1d43\" data-id=\"f8f1d43\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d388656 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d388656\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/myemotionalfirstaid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SadnessVsDepression_Updated_4-768x396.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-11488\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myemotionalfirstaid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SadnessVsDepression_Updated_4-768x396.jpg 768w, https:\/\/myemotionalfirstaid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SadnessVsDepression_Updated_4-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myemotionalfirstaid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SadnessVsDepression_Updated_4-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/myemotionalfirstaid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SadnessVsDepression_Updated_4.jpg 872w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7c8008 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e7c8008\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ff9835\" data-id=\"9ff9835\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ff034b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ff034b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Sadness and Depression<\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sadness is a human emotion that all people feel at certain times during their lives. Feeling sad is a natural reaction to situations that cause emotional upset or pain. There are varying degrees of sadness. But like other emotions, sadness is temporary and fades with time. In this way, sadness differs from depression.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depression is a longer-term mental illness. It affects your work, your relationships, your eating and sleeping habits.<\/span><\/p><p><b>If your sadness lasts more than two weeks and is accompanied by other warning signs, it may mean it\u2019s more than just that. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If it<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0is paired with other factors of depression\u2014loss of energy, trouble concentrating or making decisions, difficulty sleeping, disruption in eating patterns, feelings of hopelessness, worthlessness or <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">thoughts of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">suicide<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-37e299e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37e299e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-14c78fa\" data-id=\"14c78fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14af00b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"14af00b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/myemotionalfirstaid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SadnessVsDepression_Updated_6-768x396.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-11489\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myemotionalfirstaid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SadnessVsDepression_Updated_6-768x396.jpg 768w, https:\/\/myemotionalfirstaid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SadnessVsDepression_Updated_6-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myemotionalfirstaid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SadnessVsDepression_Updated_6-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/myemotionalfirstaid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SadnessVsDepression_Updated_6.jpg 872w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4646dd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4646dd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Grief is a normal reaction\u00a0to a tremendous loss. If you lost something or someone important, it\u2019s expected for you to be stricken with grief for a long time\u2014much longer than the two-week criterion for depression. And chances are, you won\u2019t find too many thing exciting or interesting or pleasurable, depending on how you grieve and what stage you\u2019re in. Many people can and\u00a0should turn to counseling\u00a0in a time of loss\u2014it\u2019s a way to help you sort out how you\u2019re feeling and learn the\u00a0best way to cope.<\/p><p>If you think you\u00a0might be depressed, you should seek counseling\u2014which can be helpful even if you don\u2019t come out with a clinical diagnosis.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re grieving for a long time and it\u2019s disrupting your life, or if you are <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">struggling to cope<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with another type of sadness or stress and you\u2019re noticing it\u2019s affecting you physically (you\u2019re not eating, losing weight, not sleeping or sleeping all the time), it\u2019s a good idea to <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.self.com\/story\/why-so-many-people-dont-get-help-for-depression\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">seek professional help<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.self.com\/story\/why-im-not-ashamed-to-say-i-go-to-therapy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meeting with a <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">counsellor can be useful for identifying coping strategies and working through complex emotions, whether you\u2019re depressed or not. For some people, grief and sadness can segue into major depression. \u201c If you know you\u2019re prone to depression and have been treated for it in the past, don\u2019t <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wait until things spiral. Talk to a mental health professional when you are deeply sad or consumed by grief to keep yourself afloat during the most emotionally challenging times.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e94571 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e94571\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ffcecf\" data-id=\"8ffcecf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>",
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