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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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