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Emotional Flexibility

Emotional Flexibility is the skill of being able to look at the big

picture when things go wrong – to be able to think about how

serious the problem is and match our feelings accurately.

▪ For example, if someone was on an overnight trip and was missing

their family, someone with emotional flexibility would think:

“I am missing my family but I will not be away forever. I can have

fun here and look forward to seeing them when I get back.”

▪ For example, if a person dropped their phone and the screen

smashed, someone with emotional flexibility would think:

“This is upsetting, but it is only a phone. It can be fixed. I may

have to save up for it but nobody is hurt.”