There are many different types of regulation:
» Self-Regulation
- Self-Regulation is your ability to manage yourself, basically. It is a skill you practice, and learn overtime; possibly master eventually...
Managing yourself means to:
- Calm yourself down when upset
- Choose what's best for you long-term over temporary happiness
- Feeling something, without immediately reacting
It can simply be put as the space between urge and action.
» Co-Regulation
- Co-Regulation is a process that supports emotional development. In order to practice co-regulation, you must understand your own emotions in order to help others with theirs.