why is it important for people to be aware of and understand their emotions?

Answer 1

So the control freaks know what is going on.

Answer 2

In order to be a fully rounded person, you must have control of your emotions; that means you have to udnerstand how you are feeling.

Also, you want to be able to learn and grow as a person- that also requires you to think about your feelings.

There is a common process called "reflection"- it is used to help nurses and other professionals grow... this is how it works.

When something happens, good or bad, the person reflects by writing it down without any feelings put in.

Then, they think about the feelings, if they were feeling anything they didnt expect, if any surprised them or even if they were reacting to something in their past.

Then, they think about what others might ahve been thinking and feelings and reacted as they did

then, they think about what they might have done differently and what they woujld do the same. This helps them become a healthy person.

Imagine that you were never toilet trained. ALl of a sudden, there you would be, when wooosh you just let go... it would make it hard to have friends, to keep a job, to go to the movies... so your parents train you, teaching you how to recognise those feelings that relate to the toilets and what to do when you feel them, but no one really does that for their emotions.

And what happens? Yup- WOOOSH! There you are when all of a sudden, the anger from three days ago sneaks up and makes you act like a fool in front of someone you just met because it just slipped out.

By knowing and understanding your emotions, you can control them, you can heal them, and you can use them to help you cope with difficult times.

When you don;t understand your emotions, its like there is a whole story about you- and you don;t speak the right language to read it. You do things because of that story, but can;t ever anticipate, you can't ever change because you can't ever learn.

And to spend life never being able to advance, learn or grow isn't what being fully human is all about- we are driven to know ourselves. Its because we have such a high degree of self awareness that we rose above other creatures.

Hope that helps!

Answer 3

From awareness
and understanding
comes the knowledge and ability
to control your emotions
rather than to let your emotions control you.

Answer 4

IF YOU ARE NOT AWARE OF YOUR EMOTIONS, THEY WILL CONTROL YOU.

Your brain should guide you first, and your emotions second - or you end up making stupid mistakes that you later regret.

Answer 5

So they don't turn into me...
Crazy
Loud
Sad
Pathetic
and a huge azz
Mystery