Ways to show emotional maturity: Therapist shares tips

From taking ownership of mistakes to setting healthy boundaries, here are a few signs of being emotionally mature.

Published on: Oct 03, 2023 6:00 AM IST

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Emotional maturity comes with the process of understanding ourselves, becoming more aware of our emotions and the rooted reasons, being more compassionate and knowing how to regulate our emotions. "Emotional maturity is work in progress. We can become aware, have the understanding and the tools, yet we will continue to grow. I usually give the analogy of when we learn to drive, there will be times we stall, and we turn the car back on and continue and learn from what may have happened," wrote Therapist Lalitaa Suglani. (Unsplash)

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We need to realise that the way others think and the way they behave does not need to reflect our behavior and thought patterns.  (Unsplash)

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We need to learn to take ownership of our own actions. Maturity is understanding the mistakes and knowing where we went wrong.  (Unsplash)

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Emotional maturity is reflected in the way we handle uncomfortable emotions. Instead of pushing it away, we need to learn to sit with it and address it.  (Unsplash)

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Even though sometimes we have the urge to let people know our side of the story, emotional maturity denotes that we do not always need to.  (Unsplash)

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We should be able to express our needs and set healthy boundaries, keeping in mind our own limitations. (Unsplash)