Emotional First Aid

Do you have a first aid kit? If so, what’s inside? Probably some bandages, antibacterial ointment, gauze pads, and alcohol wipes—items that will patch up your body and get you back to what you were doing. But what do you do to heal an emotional wound? Check out Behavioral Health Partners’ September blog post for some tools to add to your Emotional First Aid kit. Behavioral Health Partners is brought to you by Well-U, offering eligible individuals mental health services for stress, anxiety and depression.

Emotions: What do we do with them?

Managing emotions can be challenging, especially when it feels like they are more intense than usual. Although there are differences in how each one of us experiences emotions, there are some strategies that are generally helpful for everyone. 

Emotions – Why do we have them?

Emotions are an essential function of communication that allow others to know what is happening to you and help build connections in relationships. Just as important is the information emotions can give you to guide your own decision-making. Like happiness for instance, which lets you know that something is going well and motivates you to recreate the experience in the future. Read Behavioral Health Partners’ September blog post to learn more about the emotions we all experience. Behavioral Health Partners is brought to you by Well-U, providing eligible individuals with mental health services for stress, anxiety, and depression.