7 Signs of Good Emotional Health

Someone with good emotional health is able to handle their emotions, no matter what 
life throws at them. It does not mean you never experience stress or negative emotions, 
but that you have a much better coping mechanism and a better awareness of what you 
are thinking and feeling at any given time.

Here are some signs that you already contain really good emotional health and 
wellness.


1. You Have Reached a State of Acceptance

People with good emotional health understand that their emotions change from day to 
day, but they don’t really judge any of them. If you have come to a place of accepting 
how your emotions change and what causes them, you are already on the right track to 
motional wellness.

Acceptance might look like realizing you are getting angry or upset about something, 
but instead of reacting to it or judging yourself or spiraling and getting even angrier 
about it, you can be calm and go inside to figure out what is causing the anger.


2. You Easily Adapt to Changes in Your Life

Adapting to change is challenging for most people on some level, but if you feel like you 
have been getting better at it lately, your emotional health could be improving. Many 
things can cause change in your life, from having to move jobs or your home, to simpler 
things like a friend moving out of town. 

When change happens, it takes a good amount of resilience in order to flow with these 
changes, which is anther sign of a healthy emotional wellbeing.


3. You Can Analyze Your Own Feelings

Anther sign of good emotional health is when you are able to analyze your feelings, 
without immediately judging or criticizing them. If instead of beating yourself up over 
how you feel, you simply get into a mindful state and consider where they came from, it 
is a really great sign.

Don’t be surprised if you find you do this without realizing it. Some people are naturally 
gifted at thinking about their feelings, because they are just more self-aware by nature. 
If this sounds like you, you already have a leg up with your emotional strength.


4. You Don’t Hold Grudges

Holding grudges is really not healthy for anyone, though sometimes it can be hard to 
avoid. Pay close attention to how you react when someone has wronged you, and how 
long you hold on to those negative emotions.

Holding grudges can sometimes feel safer, as negative emotions often feel like a 
comfort zone, even though you think the opposite should be true. But grudges never fix 
anything or solve any problems. All they do is create hostility in your life that damages 
your emotional health. 


5. You Have a Lot of Empathy

Empathy is where you are able to see something from another person’s perspective, 
and relate on some level. Even if you have not experienced it before, you can still 
empathize by trying to understand what they must be going through. 

The next time someone you know is dealing with something, examine how you react 
and what you think about it. Do you immediately judge them and wonder why they are 
making such a big deal out of it? Or do you feel empathy toward them, where you can 
see how that must be hard for them?


6. It is Easy For You to Set Personal Boundaries

Personal boundaries are incredibly important to your emotional health, but can also be 
challenging in the beginning. Setting personal boundaries allows you to set limits on 
what you can and can’t handle on an emotional level. 

It could just be your own boundaries with how often you use social media or what you 
engage in. In other cases, it is boundaries with other people who tend to have a 
negative energy that affects you. It might be learning to say no more often. Having 
personal boundaries that you are clear about is a great sign of emotional maturity.


7. You Have Excellent Problem-Solving Skills

If you are good at resolving issues and problem-solving instead of just going into an 
anxiety spiral, you have amazing emotional health and maturity. Knowing how to solve a 
problem isn’t always easy and it doesn’t come naturally to everyone. But it isn’t so much 
about intelligence or knowing everything, and more about how you react to obstacles 
and challenges, and what actions you choose or not take.


