Health
The criteria of emotional maturity
At every age, people work to become emotionally stable and mature. Among the signs of emotional maturity:
- You realize the world isn’t populated with merely monsters or idiots, according to The School of Life.
- You realize that you can be wrong, a monster, or an idiot.
- You are flexible when things don’t go as planned, according to the American Behavioral Clinics.
- You bounce back after setbacks and disappointments.
- You can laugh at a joke, and you appreciate humor.
- You don’t feel threatened by different points of view.
- You can tolerate emotional discomfort, according to Psychologist Alexander Draghici.
- You don’t hold grudges, especially not because you disagree with someone.
- You don’t judge people on first impressions.
- You don’t expect perfection.
- You invest the time necessary to develop trust and love in relationships and friendships.
- You own your mistakes and don’t blame others.
- You are open to learning, according to MindOwl.
- You can control your own emotions, according to Psych Central.
