The concept of emotional power

Power of emotion
At some point in our lives, most of us have crossed paths with some people that we feel powerless when we are in their presence, for most of us, this person happens to be someone we love and care about so much that we can’t bear the thought of letting go of them. We would rather find ways to cope with their abusive behavior and remain powerless even if it hurts us badly than to part ways with them. What even hurts more is that even when we finally have the guts to put an end to their abusive acts or end the relationship, we still feel powerless, we still feel like the person still has some form of power or control over us or our mind – we just can’t function properly whenever we see them or anything that reminds us of them, the same emotion we felt while we were with them are being triggered at the mere sight or thought of them.

Studies have shown that the human mind is made up three components – the intellect, the will and the emotion. The intellect component is responsible for knowledge, the emotion component is responsible for our feelings while the will component is responsible for our choices and decisions. The will is the most powerful of them all because that is the real you. Anybody or anything who can influence your will, has gained power over you.

Getting your power back is all about regaining control over your will and not necessarily your emotions or intellect. You have little or no power over the things you know because as you spend more days in life, you see new things, hear new things, learn or study new things and all these come together to form your knowledge or intellect. On the hand, your emotions are an involuntary physiological response to objects or situations based on their physical state that is why people can love people or things that are obviously not good for them and can hate that which is good for them. It is dangerous to make decisions out of your emotions. The main quequestion you should ask yourself before making any decision should be  “is this good for me? ” instead of “how do I feel?” because emotions change from time to time; you can love something today and hate it the next day.

The first step to getting back your power is to

...to be continued