Emotional pain is likely the easiest to come by. Fortunately, I think it's also the quickest to pass away.
Every where we turn, we see emotion. Friends, family, coworkers, and advertisements can be in your face all day. We can become immune to it -that's the boat I feel to be in mostly- or we can become overstimulated.
It's good to understand emotional constructs around us. It can enable us to understand people better and elevate our abilities to navigate. I do however, think we could all take a small step back from the daily emotional roller coaster because most of the emotions are not lasting.
We are bombarded with emotions all the time, and we want to react. However, with a healthy relationship to our own emotions and how they function, we can learn to let most of them pass us by without giving in to the emotional draw. It can be exhausting to react appropriately to every emotional need thrown our way.
How many emotional "emergencies" are you still experiencing from yesterday? How about last week? Last month? As you reflect, you'll notice that the further back you go, the fewer emotional catastrophes were actually as bad as they first seemed.
Start practicing this skill. Let the nonsense in your life pass you by so that you have more bandwidth for your family and priorities instead.