09/11/2023
WHY EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IS A MUST? (emotional empathy and understanding one's self)
in this stressful world; doubts, problems, and uncertainty are the common causes for us to loose our temper and sometimes; our sanity. mental health problems may occur in any specific age that leads us to take our own lives. Because of many different cases of su***de all over the globe, science started to take care and study about mental health.
science starts studying emotional intellegence in 1990. it is studied by psychologists; Peter Salovey and John Mayer. however, there are also many other psychologists who studied this matter.
being emotionally intellegent is the ability of someone to be able to handle their emotions very well. it helps you to understand and give empathy not only to yourself but also, to other people in your life; it helps you build a stronger relationship with them.
emotional intelligence is commonly defined by 4 attributes;
1. self management- it defines how you handle or manage your emotions in a healthy way, with self management you are able to control your impulsive behaviors and the way you think about certain things.
2. self-awareness - this is where you recognize your own emotions and feel it as it is. self awareness comes from your conciousness or how aware you are about yourself.
3. social-awareness - is when you can empathize or understand other people's feelings and emotions. you are aware of how others will feel in your certain actions or behaviors.
4. relationship management - you know how to communicate and keep a healthy relationship with your love ones or people that surrounds your life; you are able to communicate your feelings in a clear way and influence them.
so being emotionally intellegent does not solely focus on our own personal gain but being one also affects the people around us in many ways. some people may see you intimidating and is easily angered when you don't have any control within yourself. usually, when you are not aware of how are you feeling; those feelings will eventually explode and may hurt other people. the same way others may see you as someone who's kind and trustworthy because of how you control your impulses that makes them comfortable with you.
we believe that emotional intelligence must be teached in early age so that the child will have the vision of what he/she will become. however in many cases, mental health is usually ignored because of how ignorant people are. that's why we fight for a change, we are advocate of "mental health matters" especially for our fellow youth. that's why having a high emotionally quotient is a must.
