✨𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐀✨⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ✨𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 are two great skills that can be used when we are feeling emotionally dysregulated, triggered, stressed out, feeling extremely down/negative etc.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ✨When we are in a heightened state of mind (𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘺𝘴𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥) we are not able to be rational in the way we respond to others/ourselves in our interpersonal and intrapersonal domains of our life.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ✨During these times, I always educate my clients “𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬” to engage in activities that help you get regulated. For instance, the four square breathing method (swipe right to learn about this from this post), meditation , yoga, going for walk, taking a hot shower, journaling, CBT thought log, working out, any mindfulness activity etc. ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ✨When we engage in activities that help up get back to our homeostasis the more rational we are in thoughts, feelings , emotions and behavior...