Knowing Your Emotions

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Across
  1. 5. rather than burying them or willing them to change—can help you assess your mental state and improve overall well-being
  2. 7. to acknowledge the full spectrum of your feelings has a host of science-backed payoffs
  3. 8. fitting check-ins for the moment you are in
Down
  1. 1. you can put some much-needed distance between yourself and the event.
  2. 2. teens who were able to do this by using precise language were less likely to develop increased depressive symptoms than those who used vague terms (like “upset” or “bad”) to describe their mental state.
  3. 3. can help boost resilience, lower anxiety, and point you toward activities that bring joy.
  4. 4. can provide quick relief—but if you don’t acknowledge them, they can eventually snowball into bigger mental health problems (like depression).
  5. 6. daily “micro-introspections.”