Have you ever felt happy, angry, sad, or anything else? Guess what? You’re living as a normal person! Distressing emotions generally are unwelcome because they cause discomfort in us, whether physically or psychologically. You see, pain can be physical or psychic!

On the other hand, positive emotions such as joy, happiness and peace are normally welcome by us, unless you have a very different value system from most people. But life is no respecter of persons, none of us can get through life without experiencing some degree of distressing emotions. Experiencing distressing emotions is simply being human.

In order to enjoy sound mental health, one must be good at dealing with distressing emotions. Indeed, many mental health problems such as anxiety, depression, fear, phobias, and stress etc. are associated with distressing emotions. Our ability to deal with and handle distressing emotions often influence the likelihood or not our mental health is compromised, and how quickly we recover from a mental health problem

This Toolkit is useful for you to learn how to handle your distressing emotions or feelings. It does not matter what mental health problems you are struggling with, this Toolkit is an important adjunct to your treatment. It will empower you to gain better control over your emotional life. Perhaps, you are enjoying robust mental health. Nevertheless, this Toolkit will increase your skills in managing your emotional life. Even if you think that you have a good mental health, this Toolkit would enrich your mental health further.

This app is part of HMC Apps, created by Dr. Kam Wong