What no one will tell you

Learn How to Acknowledge and Manage Your Emotions for a Healthier Relationship. 

All emotions, even the negative and not-so-pleasant ones, contain information that can help you grow and become closer to your partner. But, when you or your partner ignore negative feelings or refuse to talk about things and engage in healthy conflict, the relationship can quickly erode. 

Fortunately, there’s a better way to deal with negative feelings in a relationship. If you can learn how to acknowledge and manage the full spectrum of emotions that you experience, you’ll develop a closeness with your partner that withstands time and tempers.

Recognizing that negative emotions impact your romantic relationships

If you don’t acknowledge your emotions, you may not even realize that these feelings have an impact on your relationship. For example;

-The smallest things upset you, regardless of your partner’s intent.

-Your emotional reactions feel “out of control” in proportion to the situation.

-You tend to bottle things up until you reach a breaking point.

-You hate conflict and will avoid it at all costs, even if it causes pain to you and your partner. 

-Sometimes, you feel like your emotions control you, not the other way around. 

-When expressing negative emotions, you don’t care about hurting your partner.

-You regularly experience negative emotions toward your partner, such as anger and anxiety.

-When you think about managing your emotions and energy, you feel completely lost and don’t know where to begin.

If you can relate to any of the above statements, it’s time to work on managing negative emotions.