Stefania Alonzo

Emotional Health
Not a lot of people think about being healthy emotionally, but it is essential to living a life full
of balance, wholeness, and contentment. It is related to wellbeing and mental health. Emotional health
is thought as an extension of mental health. It is a state of positive psychological functioning. Healthy
place says that emotional health is “the optimal functioning end of the thoughts, feelings, and
behaviors that make up both our inner and outer worlds.” In other words, it is what we think, feel,and
do through the good and bad things in life. The steps that people should use to become emotionally
healthy are:
1. Knowing what your personal strengths are, helping them grow, and living with them
2. Learning to see positive things in negative situations
3. Being able to learn from mistakes
4. Being flexible in situations
5. Seeing the good things about yourself
6. Being thankful for the things you have
7. Being able to deal with stress
8. Having time to enjoy and relax
9. Living life with a sense of purpose
10. Building relationships
11. Smiling
When you are emotionally healthy, you are self-confident and start
enjoying life. You begin to relax and have an open mind and heart. An
emotionally healthy person is calm and patient with others in many
situations. Many people are not emotionally healthy. They judge
others, and aren’t fun to be around. If you want to have good
relationships, becoming emotionally healthy will help. You will find life to
be easier if you are emotionally healthy.
http://www.healthyplace.com/other-info/mental-illness-overview/what-is-emotional-health-andhow-to-improve-it/
http://www.drjeanette.com/emotionalhealth.html
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