Managing emotion is perhaps one of the most interesting topics to address in coaching. It really is something that must be balanced on a day-to-day basis, to face the reality that surrounds us in a correct and healthy way.
It can happen that in a single day the person is immersed in different situations that lead to completely different emotional states. This is not out of the ordinary, although if it becomes a common tonic, it would be talking about emotional lability.
Lability is usually accompanied by the emotional concept. That is, emotional lability refers in a certain way to the affective instability that a person may have. The concept of emotional lability refers to some behaviors that are disproportionate in their manifestation. For example, excessive laughter or exaggerated yelling.
Emotional lability can become a useful propensity when dealing with problems from different points of view. In fact, there is a certain degree of emotional lability in almost all people, since they all have a range of habitual emotions.
However, in other cases it becomes so intense and sudden that beyond being a characteristic of the personality, can be, in itself, a type of symptom of a mental disorder.
It is also important to note that lability refers to a tendency to change rapidly and abruptly in relation to emotional state.
When this psychological phenomenon occurs, emotions vary almost as if they followed the movement of a pendulum, although not necessarily with that regularity between periods.
Its causes are:
Changes in a person 's energy level, sleep patterns, self-esteem, concentration, or alcohol or drug use may be signs of an oncoming mood disorder.
Many things could trigger mood swings, from unhealthy diets or lifestyle to drug abuse or hormonal imbalance.
Other major causes of mood swings (in addition to bipolar disorder and major depression) include illness, disorders that interfere with the function of the nervous system. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), epilepsy, and autism are three such examples.
Hyperactivity sometimes accompanied by inattention, impulsivity, and forgetfulness are the cardinal symptoms associated with ADHD.
