Lesson-6 Managing Emotions
It is normal if we feel sad, scared,
nervous, restless, angry, jealous or distressed at times, but if this happens
often, it becomes essential to control these feelings. If our emotions get out
of control, these can prove to be detrimental and may affect our physical
health, mental health, family relationships and social dealings. So we should
learn to control our emotions to avoid committing mistakes by being excessively
emotional and then to regret later.
We can be bright and successful
students by introspection and analysis of our emotions, by understanding these
and channelizing these properly because the balance of emotions plays a significant
role in our lives as our physical well-being, mental health, family bondings
and social interactions are all linked to emotional balance. Balancing emotions
means that we need to be fully aware of when and how much to express. We must
set a limit to how we can express our feelings.
(a) Emotions - Positive and Negative Emotions
Positive
Emotions
Happiness
Hope
Proud
Sympathy
Faith/ Trust
Negative
Emotions
Sadness
Anger
Jealous
Despair
Fear
Anxiety
·
You can consult with your
teacher or your elders to seek their advice for balancing your emotions.
·
Dear Students! Divide the
students in your class into two teams. The students with odd roll numbers will
be in the first team and the students with even roll numbers in the second
team. Each team will answer the following statements through role-play after mutual
discussion.
|
Team-1
Odd roll numbers |
Team-2
Even roll numbers |
|
Express
feelings of happiness |
Expression
of feelings of anger |
|
Expression
of feelings of gratitude |
Expression
of feelings of apology |
|
Expression
of feelings of fear |
Expression
of feelings of empathy |
·
Discuss in your class and
note down the other ways to positively express your feelings in addition to
these.
Self-Analysis
Some of the feelings have
been given below. By completing this table try to analyse your emotions:
My name is.....................................
I feel happy when…………………………..
I feel sad when……………………………..
I get scared when…………………………
I hate when…………………………………..
I feel proud when……………………………
I get frustrated when……………………..
I sympathize when.........................
I feel confident when……………………
(b) Proper Expression of Feelings
Some feelings have been given below.
You have to introspect and write how do you express your feelings? Then compare
the statement in front of it to see how you should react in order to express
your feelings in a healthy way.
Positive Emotions
|
Emotions |
How
do I express? |
How
should I react? |
|
Happiness |
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… |
·
Share the happiness with others. ·
Work for the welfare of others. ·
Make more efforts to do good deeds to prolong my
happiness. |
|
Pride |
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… |
·
Be courteous and polite. ·
Don't be arrogant. ·
Keep following the path of goodness. |
|
Trust |
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… |
·
Share your secret with someone you trust. ·
Never breach anyone's trust. ·
Never disclose the secrets someone shared with you. |
|
Hope |
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… |
·
Have a positive and optimistic outlook. ·
Always think constructively |
|
Sympathy,
love, gratitude |
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… |
·
Never hurt sentiments of others. ·
Always think for the wellbeing of others and act
according to your ability. ·
Be thankful and express gratitude. |
Negative Feelings
|
Emotions |
How
do I express? |
How
should I react? |
|
Sadness |
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… |
·
Think of happy moments in your life. ·
Do something you like and try to be happy. ·
Try to find the cause of your sadness. ·
Try to solve your problem. ·
Make efforts to forget the unpleasant experiences. |
|
Anxiety,
nervousness, frustration |
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… |
·
Try to find the reason. ·
Try to resolve your problem. ·
Seek the advice of your teachers or elders |
|
Despair |
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… |
·
Remember a good thing that happened to you. ·
Make efforts to improve your attitude and move
ahead. ·
Try to forget the unpleasant incidences. ·
Learn from the failures |
|
Jealousy |
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… |
·
Try to amend your behaviour by imitating the good
habits of others. |
|
Shame,
regret |
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… |
·
Should apologize for the mistake ·
Promise not to repeat the same mistake again. |
|
Anger,
resentment |
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… |
·
Should calmly put up the case before others avoiding
aggressive arguments. ·
Try to find out the cause of other's misbehaviour. ·
Make efforts to improve the behaviour. |
(c) Art of being Amicable with Peers
Two friends Ravi and Prince make a
plan for a hangout together. As soon as they go to the sand dunes, they start
arguing about something. The argument escalates and Ravi gets angry. He slaps
Prince. Prince says nothing and writes on the sand, "Today my dear friend
slapped me." After writing, they leave but quiet and calm. Going a little
further. They start bathing in a lake. While bathing, Prince begins to sink.
Courageous Ravi saves him from drowning. "Today my dear friend saved my
life," Prince writes in bold letters on a stone on the shore of the lake.
Ravi gets surprised and he asks him "When I slapped, you wrote on the sand
but when I saved your life, you wrote on the stone, why?" Prince responds
by saying that an unpleasant incidence or a terrible event can ever be erased from
the sand. I wrote the good incidence on the stone so that the virtues of
friendship and companionship would be appreciated for the rest of my life.
Q.1. What did you learn
from this story?
Art of being Amicable
Write
down the names of your friends
1.…………………….. 2………………………
3……………………
How
often you get angry with your friends?
Never/ Often/ Sometimes
How
soon do you restart your interaction after an argument with your friends?
What efforts do you make to
please your peers?
·
Suppose
a friend of yours goes to the canteen with you one day, you order tea and samosas
but he only takes tea, after asking the price of the Samosa. What would you do in
such a situation?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
·
A
student in your class has arrived at school without having his breakfast. He is
not carrying his tiffin-box. What will you do for him?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
(d) Writing a Diary
Writing a diary is a very good habit.
We may cherish the most beautiful moments of life by noting these down in a
diary. The bitterness of the past life, the wealth of sweet memories can be
entered in our personal diary. The pages of this diary will brighten the future
with their fragrance. This diary becomes the most valuable document of our
life. So every human being should develop the habit of writing a diary and this
should become a part of daily routine. To write a diary, we have to get used to
it and ultimately with little efforts, it will become a habit to note down the
daily life experiences in it.
Dear
students, every day you have to take some time
to note down the interesting events that have taken place throughout the day in
your diary.
1. Write in your diary
the activities that took place in your school's morning assembly today.
Date…………………..
Day…………………..
Time…………………….
Dear Diary
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2. The second day, pen
down the most pleasant incidence that happened with you.
Date……………………..
Day…………………………………
Time………………………
Dear Diary
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3. Record in your diary
any task completed by you during the last few days that has made you happy.
Date………………..
Day………………….
Time…………………….
Dear Diary
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