Emotions are the first gateway to understanding the self; they are the primary driver of behavior and the first system of protection before conscious thought. They condense our responses and reveal what we truly care about. But when they are not understood or managed, they turn into inner suffering or harmful impulsiveness. In the first part of the Emotion Regulation Manual course, you will explore the inner world: What are emotions? How do they arise? What is the difference between feelings and emotions? And why do we struggle to regulate our emotional reactions? We then move on to clarify the importance of understanding emotions in confronting what is known as emotional illiteracy and difficulties in emotion regulation. You will learn practical tools to decode emotions and to make peace with anger, despair, shame, and guilt, transforming them from suffocating burdens into wise signals that help us grow and find balance. The course concludes with the concept of mindful engagement with emotions as the true key to emotional management and building healthier, more stable psychological balance. The course will provide you with practical tools to name emotions, validate them, and distinguish them from thoughts, enabling you to reach deeper self-awareness and achieve more mature emotional balance.