Emotional awareness can be referred to a state of mind where you are always alert and aware of your feelings, thoughts, your deeds and your conduct. Overall you are happy with yourself, your family, your standing in society, your job and you also enjoy a great relationship with friends and colleagues. But then, life is not always the same. Things change and on occasions certain incidents can cause you a great deal of anxiety, sorrow and stress. So what are these factors that can put you off?
They include:
- losing your job,
- death of a loved one,
- separation from your spouse,
- illnesses,
- shifting to a new home, city or job,
- newer responsibilities at the work place, such as a promotion and
- financial crisis.
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 | These are some of the many factors that can cause stressful situations.Remember even good changes like a job promotion can cause plenty of stress as you become aware of the additional responsibilities that you have to shoulder and the high expectations that your employer will have on your performance.
| | Bad emotions harm your health
Emotions can affect your general health. This is because there is a connection between what your mind thinks and how your body responds to these emotions. While good emotions can have a positive effect on your health, bad emotions cause quite the opposite. Anxiety and high blood pressure may occur during stressful situations.
Other bodily symptoms that will give you a clue that things are not quite in balance are: | - body ache,
- change in eating habits,
- stomach disorders like diarrhea,
- fatigue,
- high blood pressure,
- loss of interest in things you enjoyed,
- back pain,
- sleeplessness,
- unexplained weight gain or loss,
- headache,
- loss of libido (sexual problems) and
- excessive sweating.
|  | Neglecting yourself
Often, when you are not in good emotional health, you tend to neglect your health. The following are some of the changes that may occur in you if you are emotionally off balance.
| One or more of the following could be a sign of poor emotional health:
- You stop meeting friends or cease to socialize.
- You do not keep yourself in good hygiene.
- You do not feel like exercising or playing your favorite sport.
- You do not eat as you used to earlier.
- You abuse alcohol or illegal drugs.
|  | Seek your doctor’s help
Occasional emotional turmoil happens in everyone’s life. But if your emotional health is so bad that it interferes with your normal day to day life, it is time you had an honest discussion with your doctor. Whatever your problems maybe, confide in your doctor—he or she will help you.
| | | Tips to stay emotionally healthy
Talk to people: Keeping your thoughts, feelings and troubles to yourself is only going to increase your emotional burden. Share your problems with someone whom you trust—your spouse, friend or other family members. But remember, although talking to these people can give you solace, they may not be able to get to the root of your problem. The best person who can help you is your doctor. Talk to your doctor and soon you will be well.
Have a positive outlook: Look at the brighter side of life. Try not to entertain negative thoughts and feelings. Avoid situations that may get you stressed up and may disturb your emotional equilibrium. Go out, socialize with friends, family and colleagues and make time to enjoy some of the things that you like the most such as playing your favorite game, going to the movies or listening to music.
Practice relaxation techniques: Meditation is a good way to relax mind and body. Similarly soothing music or a fun filled movie can also boost your emotional well being.Try to remain calm in disturbing situations. Self-care: Eat and sleep on time. Exercise regularly. Do not abuse alcohol or drugs. Besides aggravating your emotional problem, substance abuse can lead to many other health disorders and family problems. | 
| Finally
Every problem has a solution. If there is no possible solution, then maybe it is not a problem any more—it is a situation. With certain situations, there is hardly anything that we can do to keep things under control. So remain calm and let things take of itself.
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