Emotional Energy Increasers

Emotional energy is needed throughout the day. It is used to make decisions, react to peoples behavior, deal with stress and focus. That is why it is so important to have a full emotional tank at the start of each day. Otherwise you are more likely to have negative consequences.

• Become short or snippy to others

• Yell when things do not go your way

• Withdraw from people or isolate to a room

• Becomes hard to focus

To refill your Emotional Energy, follow these 5 behaviors:

1.. Sleep

• You need 7 to 8 hours of sleep each night

• Go to bed and wake up around the same time every day

2. Healthy Relationships

• connecting with friends and family, face-to-face when possible

• This is where you will receive elements of your Core Emotional Needs for be loved: support, encouragement, acceptance, etc.

3. Food

• watching what you eat, avoid junk food and process food and try to eat some fruits and vegetables

• You also need to eat three meals a day, for women at least 300 calories or more per meal, for men at least 400 calories or more per meal

4. Movement (exercise)

• If you don't want to do traditional, exercising, doing some type of movement for at least 30 minutes four days a week is acceptable.

If you are under stress or an anxious person, also do number 5

5. Seven Day Anxiety Reducing Technique

• Go to my Anxiety Resources page and click on the 7 day Anxiety Reducing Technique icon

• Listen to step 1, Anxiety Counting Breaths track, it is only 9 mins long

• Listen to this track 3 times a day for 3 days

• Then listen to Step 2, Anxiety Peace & Calm track, it is also only 9 minutes long

• Listen to this track 3 times a day for 4 days