What is Containment?
Holding difficult emotions without being overwhelmed or acting impulsively. Containment is not suppression — it is the ability to feel fully while maintaining your center. It creates space between stimulus and response.
When you might feel containment
Containment is a specific form of regulation, which itself is a type of emotional. You might experience this feeling in situations where emotional is present, particularly when the circumstances align with the nuances that define containment.