Dealing with Difficult Emotions with Up

When we are having fun and enjoying ourselves, we are happy. Just because there are difficult moments, it doesn't mean that we won't be happy again. We have to process the other emotions to get back to feeling happiness.​

We can all get sad from time to time. Many things happen in our lives that are sad. But it is an important emotion to feel. Learning to manage feelings of sadness can help us grow as individuals.

Sometimes we might not feel like talking when we are sad, but it is important to have friends and family to talk to. Keeping the sadness bottled up inside doesn't make it go away. If we don't talk to a trusted adult or friend, the sadness might grow.

Because Carl didn't talk about his feelings and kept them bottled inside, his sadness turned into another emotion: anger. If we don't process the sadness, we might eventually become angry, and anger can be a whole lot worse

Those feelings do not last forever as long as you find healthy ways to work through them. This includes talking to others and not keeping emotions bottled inside. What are some ways you manage difficult emotions?