World Leading Psychologist: How to Master Your Emotions & Deal With Negative People

So, is it just me, Dr. David, or- or is everybody a little bit more uneasy or emotional these days?

Absolutely. The world has been changing so quickly, and we as human beings, we're not taught in school the science of how to navigate emotions effectively, and so we come to a changing world that feels out of control, and we then are more likely to feel out of control as well. There is a huge increase in people's experiences of depression, anxiety, burnout, um, lashing out at others. Like, this is a real phenomenon.

What are the specific things that you can say to somebody who is having trouble with their life or their emotions?

The purpose of our emotions is not to get us all hooked or get us all frazzled, or... The purpose of our emotions is to-

I am so excited to talk to you today, because today, I got a topic that I've been thinking about for a while. Have you noticed that people seem way more emotional right now, like fragile, and even in some cases unhinged? And by the way, I would include myself in that description. I mean, just the other day, I was standing in line at the grocery store, and I just started feeling so impatient with how long it was taking. It's not like I had to be somewhere. I went from feeling perfectly fine to all of a sudden I'm rocking back and forth, I'm looking at my phone, and then I'm looking at my phone again, and I'm just looking around, and then I'm staring at the person in front of me and shooting them that kind of like, "Come on, come on, look," as she's taking one potato and putting it on the conveyor belt, and then reaching in, grabbing another potato and putting it on the convey- And look, I'm normally a really chill person, but sometimes I wonder, have the last four years and the pandemic, has it created so many unexpected detours and changes in your life that there's just all of this emotional baggage that's built up for each and every one of us, and now all of a sudden you're getting derailed by them as you're standing in line at the grocery store? I mean, it's one thing to wear your emotions on your sleeve, but there are some days that I'm like, "Am I feeling more emotional?" I wish I could be better at responding to my emotions. I'm sure you do too, especially... You want to know the situations where I really wish I had more control over how I'm feeling? It's in those situations where somebody else is making me feel overwhelmed. You know, like when somebody erupts at you because they're frustrated, or do you have somebody in your life that the second that they're mad or upset about something, they give you the silent treatment or make you feel guilty, or maybe they apologize all the time. "I'm really sorry. I was tired, I was frustrated, I didn't mean to act like that." But it doesn't change how controlling or stubborn or volatile they act, and it doesn't change the very real emotions that you now deal with. And it's easy when it's your sister, because you can turn to your sister and be like, "Will you stop, like, playing the victim?" But you can't turn to the supervisor of the floor in your nursing department or the principal of the school that you work in and say those things. So today, I'm so excited for both of us, because you and I are getting a master coaching session on how to understand your emotions and deal with people who cannot tolerate their own. So without further ado, please let's give a warm welcome to Dr. Susan David.