Not only does this remind you that there’s life beyond bad feelings, but it also serves as an emotional anchor, according to Jacobs. One way to practice this idea is to write about a good experience.
So if you’re incredibly sad right now, there was and will be a time when you’ll feel excited, relaxed or happy. But the key is to realize that feelings are fleeting. Time doesn’t heal unacknowledged emotions, she notes.
Gaining distance, Jacobs writes, occurs with time and a different perspective. According to Jacobs, gaining distance from your emotions is vital because “…You can’t see or understand something if you are right in the middle of it.”
