How Your Emotional Wellbeing Affects Different Parts of Your Life

Your emotional wellbeing encompasses how you think and feel, how you process your 
emotions, and the way in which you adapt to unforeseen circumstances and stressful 
events. The strength of your own emotional wellbeing can affect not just your emotional 
and mental state, but many other areas of your life as well.


Your Mental Health

Naturally, the first area of your life that your emotional wellbeing affects is your mental 
state. This goes beyond just how you feel on an emotional level, but actually affecting 
your mental health and any mental disorders you might have.

If you aren’t working on your emotional health and either have bad habits to cope with 
your uncomfortable feelings, or you are avoiding them entirely, mental disorders like 
depression and anxiety can start to get worse. You might notice more panic attacks or 
worsened depressive episodes. This is serious and should not be taken lightly.


Your Physical Health

It can also affect your physical health a lot more than you might think. Consider what 
happens when you are dealing with a lot of stress. It might be caused by emotional 
circumstances, but it is your physical body that feels a lot of the effects. 

When you deal with a lot of emotional stress, do you feel it in your mind, or your body? 
You might initially feel that overwhelming stressed out feeling that causes a lot of fear 
and anxiety. But then, your body takes over. Your body’s response to stress might be a 
headache, stomachache, diarrhea, aches and pains, neck pain, and so much more. 

By working on your emotional health and your ability to work through your emotions, 
you are also improving your physical health and reducing all of these discomforts. 


Your Job and Work Environment

With poor emotional wellbeing, your job and work can suffer quite a bit. Most emotional 
challenges you face, when not dealt with properly, can cause a lack of motivation, 
focus, and concentration. This eventually leaks over into your job performance, reducing 
output and quality. 

Whether you work for yourself or another company, it can put your career at risk. Even if 
your job is safe, it makes it a lot harder just to get through your work day, and you are 
putting all this added pressure on yourself without a good reason. 

By working on your emotional health, you really help to reduce the negative side effects 
with your job and your work environment. The relationships you have with your 
colleagues and co-workers can be improved, you enjoy going to work, and even have 
fun on the commute. It is all in your perspective, which starts with your emotional 
wellbeing.


Your Home Environment

In addition to your work environment, your home environment might also begin to suffer. 
This includes your personal relationships and friendships, and the environment in which 
you spend all your free time outside of work. If you wake up every day stressed out or 
unable to deal with your emotions, how does the rest of your day go? Probably not 
great. 

You start falling behind in personal obligations, barely taking care of yourself, neglecting 
household duties, canceling plans with friends, and so much more. You need to put 
yourself first, which starts with your mindset and how you talk to yourself. It includes 
how you process your emotions and what kind of resilience and mental strength you 
have. 

This is all important and should never be taken for granted. Start with small steps as 
you work toward improving your emotional wellbeing. It doesn’t need to be 
overwhelming or complicated. Just one small thing at a time. 

