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When the topic of emotional intelligence comes up it is often discussed in general terms. Someone with high emotional intelligence is able to understand their own emotions and the emotions of others is often repeated. It is less common to talk about how to increase emotional intelligence. Often there is an assumption that emotional intelligence is something you are born with and is unlikely to change but that is untrue. Learning to recognize and name emotions is something that needs to be practiced and being able to that in one’s self-facilitates in recognizing it in others. A big part of learning emotional intelligence is self-regulation, the ability to choose how you respond to a situation regardless of emotional state. There are times when emotions get heightened and we act both positively and negatively without thinking. Self-regulation is the continuous thoughts between receiving stimuli and responding to it and can include accessing emotional states, analyzing a situation, and regaining control of emotions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To me, emotional intelligence is the ability to distinguish my or someone else\u2019s mood or feelings relatively quickly and be able to make an informed decision based on that assessment. There are many times when I feel very passionately about something and I am not one to hide my feelings, but it may be the appropriate setting. Usually, in that situation, I read the room and then decide to what extent I what extent do I want to express my feelings. On one occasion on my friend’s birthdays, On the other hand, there are times that I have no strong opinion on the matter of I was to be considerate to whoever I am with so I will do my best to read their emotional state and that will dictate my actions moving forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n When the topic of emotional intelligence comes up it is often discussed in general terms. Someone with high emotional intelligence is able to understand their own emotions and the emotions of others is often repeated. It is less common to talk about how to increase emotional intelligence. Often there is an assumption that emotional intelligence… <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/wills304\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20324\/2020\/11\/51036519-C4A5-465B-BB86-43D4D5CEC247-1024x576.jpeg\")