What is EQ?

EQ stands for Emotional Intelligence (Emotional Quotient). It is the counterpart to IQ. EQ tests typically measure how someone deals with their own emotions or those of others, and how they handle situations they cannot change.

Boosting EQ to combat psychological issues?

The higher the EQ, the better people can understand their own emotions and those of others. In particular, understanding and listening to your own emotions, which communicate primarily through the subconscious via the body, can be the start of improvement for many psychological complaints. If you know how your subconscious brain communicates through your body to the conscious brain, you can make better decisions for yourself that are less harmful.

12 tips for increasing EQ

By increasing your EQ, you will be able to understand yourself and others better. This promotes conflict avoidance, resulting in less stress. Less stress means more serotonin, and more serotonin and less stress leads to a reduction in psychological symptoms.

Here are our tips for a higher EQ.

1 Practice naming your emotions

Naming your emotions reveals how your feelings can influence your thoughts in a situation.

Although feelings influence every decision you make, most people do not spend much time thinking about how they feel. In fact, they are often more comfortable with things like "I had butterflies in my stomach" or "I had a lump in my throat," rather than saying, "I felt anxious" or "I felt sad." Try to translate a proverbial form of experiencing, such as being furious, into a concrete emotion, such as anger.

2 Try to name someone else's emotion

If you are in an emotional situation with another person, try to name their emotion as well. In most cases, you want to keep that to yourself, but in some cases, you might ask if someone feels the way you think they feel. The ability to empathize with others is called empathy or empathic ability.

3 Limit the time you look at a screen.

Studies have shown that screen time makes it harder to read emotions.

Staring at your laptop or smartphone for hours can diminish your ability to read other people's feelings. Consider doing a digital detox every now and then. A few days without your electronics can work wonders for your ability to read others' emotions.

4 Try to look at previous conflicts from a different perspective

Think back to a conflict without representing your own interests, but try to play the opposing party's advocate. Try to understand the other person's arguments, even though you do not necessarily have to agree with them.

5 Future conflict-avoiding behavior

Instead of jumping into an argument or interrupting someone you disagree with, focus on developing a better understanding of how the other person feels.

Start paying close attention to the emotional states of others. See if you can recognize how someone feels and how that emotion is likely to influence that person's perception and behavior.

6 Decide for yourself how you are allowed to feel

Never give away power over your own emotions. You have control over how you feel and how you react to things.

Instead of blaming your boss for driving you crazy, consider what steps you can take to calm yourself down. Instead of saying that your mother makes you feel bad about yourself, focus on restoring your self-worth.

7 Learn to accept your emotions

Whether at school, at work, or even in your own family, all too often people are taught, directly or indirectly, to suppress their emotions or to be ashamed of them. There is a societal attitude that negative emotional reactions indicate weakness. This is not weakness; it is a sign of courage and self-respect.

There is a difference between having an appropriate emotional reaction and an inappropriate one, such as lashing out at a colleague. There is a difference between expressing emotions in public or in confidential situations. When you have an emotional reaction, such as overwhelming resentment or shame, acknowledge it and apply it appropriately to the situation.

8 Manage your fears

If you want a specific result, you can easily adopt an all-or-nothing mindset: I will be so happy if I achieve a super hard-to-reach goal, and my future is ruined if I don't.

Especially when certain aspects are beyond your control, you reduce your anxieties by imagining alternative outcomes. It might seem like a letdown at first, but I know that my alternatives will open just as many doors for me.

9 Take the time for an appropriate response

If you are in a difficult conversation, you don't have to find a solution or make a commitment immediately. Stay polite and say that you need some time to yourself to gather your thoughts. Things to try:

• Go for a walk
• Call someone for advice
• Splash some water on your face or go outside to cool down, literally and figuratively (cooling your body temperature reduces stress).
• Write out a scenario to organize your feelings.
• Practice a calm answer
• Do a breathing exercise

When you panic, fight-or-flight responses are triggered and rational thinking is put on the back burner. The goal is to create sufficient distance and time so that you can get out of fight-or-flight mode and think rationally.

10 Practice gratitude

Gratitude can reframe your thoughts and help you see the positive in every scenario. If you practice gratitude when you feel neutral, you will benefit from it when emotions run high. Also, try to consider what you can be grateful to someone for while that person evokes negative feelings in you.

11 Meditation

There is much evidence that meditation increases emotional intelligence.

Meditation reduces overall stress and helps you learn to recognize your own thoughts and those of others. It takes some practice to meditate well, but the increase in empathy leads to a more relaxed way of life.

12 Psychedelic therapy

Psychedelic therapy works in the same way as meditation, only thousands of times more powerfully, and if the guidance is good, it will be many times easier than meditation. Furthermore, psychedelic therapy leads to a higher level of consciousness, whereby the conscious brain (frontal lobe) is specifically able to connect with the primal brain, resulting in a greater connection with the emotions in the subconscious primal brain. As a bonus, psychedelic therapy also creates new connections in the brain, making you more conscious and empathetic. You will notice a difference even after the first psychedelic therapy session.

Our services

At Trip Therapy, we have various protocols, and we approach things slightly differently for every client. Everything is done in consultation, and our advice is merely advice. With every form of psychedelic therapy, we also try to consider what we can do regarding nutrition, supplements, and exercise. We do this because by addressing every aspect of well-being, we achieve even better results than with psychedelic therapy alone.

Overview of the trip therapy procedure

Generally, with most clients, we use a schedule that looks as follows:

1. Report, neurotransmitter test and intake
2. Advice on nutrition exercise and supplements based on point 1
3. A period of 2-3 weeks of progress reviewing point 2
4. Individual psychedelic therapy* (Unless a group offers additional benefit or preference)
5. Follow-up discussion of the psychedelic therapy on the same day
6. After about 1-2 weeks, another follow-up discussion

During psychedelic therapy, in addition to the use of psilocybin, we also utilize aromatherapy, color therapy, carefully selected music, herbs, and stimulating supplements. All of this is tailored to the client and the goal.

You will find here our prices for psychedelic therapy

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