Metacognition is our ability to talk to your limbic brain which is responsible for our emotions . It is the ability to think about our thinking. Experience and analyze your emotions in your prefrontal cortex (logical and decision making) instead of immediately taking action and reacting to them. Think and react to your emotions which is called responding . Emotions are not bad but the way we react to our emotions give them a meaning whether they are positive or negative.
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