When emotions feel overwhelming, naming them is the first step toward calm. “I’m anxious.” “I’m lonely.” “I’m disappointed.” Simple words, but powerful ones. When you name what you feel, your brain shifts from a state of survival into a more regulated one.
You begin to process instead of panic. Naming doesn’t mean you have to fix the feeling right away; it just means you’re facing it. And facing it is healing.
Try journaling your emotions or saying them out loud. Let your feelings be known, even just to yourself. Naming an emotion gives it edges, and those edges provide you with something to hold.
Author: Mike Balof
A retired Air Force Master Sergeant, Mike used to lay in bed at night and worry about what would happen if his plant closed or found himself without a job. One day his plant closed. Rather than panic and hysteria (OK, maybe a little) Mike found himself carried away on the adventure of his life. Mike started with the best job he ever had working at Home Depot. He spent 8 years working with job seekers at a local workforce center, helping them to find employment. He then started his own company developing courses, writing books and urging others to follow their own paths into the future.
Mike holds a Master of Arts in Adult Education and Training and a Bachelor of Business Management, earned through the University of Phoenix and an AAS degree in Electronics Systems Technology from the Community College of the Air Force. Mike is a member of the Delta Mu Delta Business Honor Society.
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