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Resilience & Emotional

Regulation

Why are some people more resilient and better at

regulating their energy and emotions than others?

1. It can just be the way we are born - just as some people

are taller, others are shorter; some people need glasses,

others don’t: our brains can be different too.

2. It can be because we have had lots of positive,

confidence-building experiences - people can be more

resilient and good at staying in control of feelings because

they’ve had lots of positive experiences and good support from

adults and friends during their life.

We call these ‘feel good’

experiences. They release good

chemicals into our body. This

helps us to cope better and be

more resilient when difficult

things come our way.

They also help us to go into

situations feeling positive and

confident – it’s as if we are

wearing yellow sunglasses to

look at the world – life seems

bright and happy.

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