Emotional Growth

A person may have particular issues with one or more emotions that need to be addressed. For example, does the person lose his or her temper too easily even today What can he or she do to change this particular problem Can the person find ways to reduce the triggers that may lead to losing his or her temper, such as lowering the expectations threshold so he or she does not easily become frustrated, learning how to become more patient and tolerant with other people, finding ways to reduce cynicism, or learning to see the whole picture rather than the present moment  

Does the person tend to have problems expressing emotions appropriately to other people Are there ways that he or she can become more assertive What can the person do to be more warm and expressive to those closest to him or her What can the person do to become more mature about when and how to express emotions And what can he or she do to reduce moodiness, if that is a pattern Addressing these issues will require emotional discipline and lots of practice, but changing in these areas can provide great rewards, such as emotional balance and serenity. 

The person also may wish to work on improving relationships with others at this stage of recovery. Changing a drug problem probably has helped the person s relationships, but it still may be helpful to challenge him- or herself to make even more improvements. Although working on relationship issues takes more than 

You might advise your client to learn to treat his or her partner with greater respect, giving at least as much to the partner as he or she is taking from the relationship. Is your client treating his or her partner as an equal in all aspects of their relationship It is helpful for one person to treat the other each day as an honored gift that has entered into his or her life. If one or both members of the partnership 

The person should also play with the children more often so they can see his or her non-serious side as well, and should turn off the television (and the computer) once in a while. Children need their parents undivided attention at times. Family meals with conversations that include the children are a start, as is finding ways to help them with their homework. Encourage your client to attend the children s school functions if possible, reminding him or her that where a parent puts in his or her time shows the children that they are important to their parent, and that he or she cares about them. Discuss with your client how to treat his or her children with respect, because they are honored gifts to the client as well. A client s children may be part of his or her legacy in life (see later in this chapter), which is a place of utmost honor. 

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Most all of the people I interviewed would agree that stress and emotional turmoil can exacerbate MCS or any other illness. Many have increased their quality of life with MCS through emotional growth, stress management, spiritual deepening, or a combination of these. They all experience significant improvement in their health by avoiding chemical exposures. 

I need hugs, and now I don t want them anymore because it s not safe. In order to see my grandchildren I pay dearly. I have to ask myself, how sick do you want to be and how many days can you afford to be down I don t know how to be anymore. MCS has stunted my emotional growth. 

Although this protective attitude is understandable, it can prevent robust emotional growth. The more preciously that parents treat their only child, the more they reinforce the notion that he or she is easily bruised or damaged by a strong expression of hard feelings. In consequence, the only child may develop a sense of emotional fragility "I hate people being mean or rude, and I can t stand conflict."... 

In Chapter 2.9. "NPC Character Arc Techniques," we looked at ways to create emotional growth in an NPC. fCharacter Arc, as we discussed on Chanter 2.9. Is the character s difficult path of growth through an emotional fear, limitation, block, or wound. 

However, if we narrow the scope of our goals, there s a lot we can do. After all, on some level, dont we vicariously experience the emotional growth of those characters in films with whom we identify And haven t all of us been affected, if not changed, by one of those experiences ... 

A Symbolic Subplot can reflect the emotional growth not only of an NPC, but can also be applied to a First-Person Character Arc. In such cases, the changes in the symbol reflect the changes your character undergoes as he or she progresses through the rocky path of his or... 

The early nutrition of children has major effects on the physical and mental well-being in later years. Furthermore, each young person develops important habits of food selection and consumption as he or she progresses from infancy to adolescence and adulthood. Therefore, nutrition during both childhood and adolescence is covered in this article since these stages of physical, mental, and emotional growth usually occur within the same family setting. 

What is remarkable to me is that those whose emotional, psychological and physical well-being is challenged daily by the environment possess such equanimity. Their stories are laced with love, depth, wisdom, growth, humor and creativity. Each of the interviewees with whom I met gifted me with a level of sincerity, warmth... 

But this immunity to rhythmic emotion docs not came to the Neophyte all at once. It is a matter of time, practice and growth. It is aided by the steady nractice Qf to fair the emdtiimal sa/ittf... 

T. Maher, The Withering of Community Dfe and the Growth of Emotional Disotdets, Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare 19 (1992) 125-143. 

Powell GF, Raiti S, Blizzard RM Emotional deprivation and growth retardation simulating idiopathic hypopituitarism, 11 endocrinologic evaluation of the syndrome. N EnglJ Med 276 1279-1283, 1967... 

An important related problem is the degree to which a given percipient is at home in his own mind. If his Unconscious processes mainly represent repressed and unaccepted emotions as in ordinary kinds of psychopathology, the direct contact with those possible in some d-ASCs may not aid psi but instead be catastrophic. We should not expect to get more psi simply by putting people more directly in touch with their Unconscious minds. We also need to do some psychotherapy or growth work. 

Environmental issues continue to occupy a prominent, real and emotive place in world thinking as populations increase and the earth s declining resources are developed to meet a variety of needs, from growth and employment to survival and creation of a steady state, and much in between. As a result, the world s thinkers have become polarized, with developers and conservationists trying to agree on the best ways of moving civilization into the future. 

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