Emotions Are Overrated
Good emotions can be just as destructive and dysfunctional as the bad. The key is to respond to them positively instead of negatively.
As part of The Breakthrough Letter, every week I send out a short email with one idea, one suggestion, and one resource to help you break through your breakup and create a new possibility for love, either with your ex or someone new.
Here’s this week’s edition. Enjoy.
Today’s Idea:
Whether an emotion is good or bad is irrelevant. Good emotions can be just as destructive and dysfunctional as bad emotions. The key is having a good response to an emotion instead of a bad one.
You can be furious or crushed by your breakup, but instead of punching another hole in your bedroom wall, you can channel those emotions into excelling at your job or crushing it at the gym.
Or you can feel excited and relieved when your ex seeks another chance. But instead of applying some skepticism and restraint, you ignore how they treated you in the past and whether or not they changed, immediately take them back, and unintentionally set yourself up for a potential cycle of disappointment.
