How to Deal with Difficult Emotions Using Mindfulness

Self-help gurus, doctors, writers and others often advise mindfulness as a tool anyone can use to improve their mental health, with the focus on being more present and aware. You can also use mindfulness like a scalpel to deal with more acute problems. Let’s look at how to use mindfulness to tackle specific emotions as they arise.

Turning Towards Emotions

Normally, when we experience negative emotions, we react either by trying to ‘fight them’ or by trying to suppress them, ‘turning away’ from o...