5 Questions for Enhancing Emotional Motivation | Motivational Interviewing Activities
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Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes discusses enhancing affective or emotional motivation. The focus is on exploring how a new behavior can make individuals feel better emotionally and how it can help them feel happier, more curious, and more content. The old behavior, which individuals are planning to change, is examined in terms of how it makes them feel bad emotionally, such as with anxiety, anger, depression, guilt, or grief. It is acknowledged that the old behavior may have provided some form of happiness or numbed emotional pain temporarily. The importance of finding alternative ways to achieve happiness and contentment without relapsing into the old behavior is emphasized. The potential for unhappiness in the short term during the recovery process is acknowledged, and strategies for dealing with those feelings are discussed. The difficulty of change and the need to push oneself even when lacking energy or motivation are addressed. The role of emotions in causing addictive behaviors or relapses is explored, with a focus on using addictive behaviors to numb unpleasant feelings or to feel something when emotions are consistently flat. Unpleasant emotions can also trigger other negative emotions, such as anxiety, depression, or anger. It is noted that dysphoric emotions can impact the immune system and increase stress levels. The importance of considering how the behavior individuals want to change has affected their emotions and how the new behavior can contribute to increased happiness, contentment, and overall well-being is highlighted.
Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes discusses enhancing affective or emotional motivation. The focus is on explori