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Emotional contagion means you absorb emotions from people around you.
Is this my emotion or did I absorb it from someone else — ask regularly.
The closer you are to someone physically the more you absorb their emotional state.
Social media and messaging transmit emotions across distance.
Deliberate practices for maintaining your own emotional state in challenging environments.
A mental practice of acknowledging others emotions without absorbing them.
News and entertainment are designed to provoke emotions — consume deliberately.
Setting limits on how long you will process a difficult emotion before moving on.
When you are not overwhelmed by others emotions you can be more genuinely helpful.
When you own your emotional life completely you gain access to its full power and wisdom.