Emotional Regulation Terms

verb to send someone away or exile them from a place

• The king decided to banish the traitor from the kingdom.
• They had to banish that troublemaker from the group chat.
• The principal threatened to banish the troublemakers to detention.
• I try to banish negative thoughts from my mind and focus on the positive.

noun a method or strategy for dealing with a difficult situation

verb to deal effectively with something difficult

• Employees are trained on how to cope with stress in the workplace.
• I don't know how to cope with my noisy neighbors anymore.
• I'm just trying to cope with this crazy situation.
• She uses humor to cope with difficult situations.

verb to release or detach from something, to withdraw or remove from involvement or connection

• It is important to properly disengage the machinery before performing any maintenance.
• Make sure to disengage the clutch before shifting gears.
• I had to disengage from that toxic friendship.
• She found it hard to disengage from her thoughts and focus on the task at hand.

adjective relating to or characterized by emotion

• The therapist helped her work through her emotional issues.
• She always gets emotional when watching sad movies.
• I can't deal with all this emotional drama right now.
• His speech was so emotional, it moved everyone in the audience.

adjective acting or done without forethought; characterized by sudden and forceful energy or emotion

• She often acted on impulsive decisions without considering the consequences.
• He's so impulsive, always doing things without thinking first.
• Don't be so impulsive, you'll regret it later.
• Her impulsive nature was like a wild fire, spreading quickly without control.

adjective describing something that is not regulated or restrained

• The uncontrolled spread of the virus has led to a surge in cases.
• The party got pretty uncontrolled after midnight.
• Things got totally uncontrolled at the concert last night.
• Her emotions were uncontrolled, like a wild storm raging inside her.

adjective unable to be controlled or restrained

• The patient's uncontrollable seizures required immediate medical attention.
• Her uncontrollable laughter filled the room during the comedy show.
• I tried to stop myself from eating the whole cake, but my uncontrollable sweet tooth won.
• The wildfire's uncontrollable spread threatened to engulf the entire forest.

noun the action of shouting or raising one's voice in a loud manner

• The teacher was yelling at the students for not completing their homework on time.
• My mom was yelling at me to clean my room before my friends came over.
• Why are you yelling at me for no reason?
• The thunderstorm was so loud, it sounded like the sky was yelling at us.

noun a rumbling or gurgling noise made by the movement of fluid and gas in the intestines

• The doctor explained that borborygmus is the rumbling sound caused by gas moving through the intestines.
• I always know when my stomach is upset because I can hear borborygmus.
• My stomach was making all kinds of borborygmus noises during the meeting.
• The borborygmus of the city streets filled the night air with a comforting hum.

noun a verb used to describe the action of tightening or contracting muscles, typically in response to stress or tension

• The patient began to clench up as the doctor approached with the needle.
• I always clench up when I watch scary movies.
• I could feel myself starting to clench up during the intense scene.
• Her heart seemed to clench up with fear as she heard the news.

noun a state of intense anger or rage

• The athlete was overcome by a red mist of anger during the competition.
• When he saw the damage to his car, he just saw red mist and lost his temper.
• She saw red mist when her phone got stolen at the party.
• The politician's controversial statement caused a red mist of outrage among the public.