Emotions

The digestive system is very sensitive to emotional states. It isn’t strange for someone to get too surprised about something…

Learning to control stressful situations is almost a survival strategy. Mathematician John Lubbock used to say that a day of worry is more exhausting than a week of work, and it’s true. The mental energy you use during those times…

When life breaks you into a million pieces or your mind takes you to the brink of inexplicable anguish, you only have one option: to rebuild yourself.  It’s important to remember that you have a great capacity for healing inside…

Rage and depression are two realities that usually go hand in hand. Stereotypes tell us that a person who’s depressed…

Human history confirms that we’re social beings. From the appearance of the first hominids to the development of different species, men and women came together and started to live together. We developed emotions and started to live in social groups.…

Crying is usually associated with feelings of loss, sadness, disappointment, or melancholy. Tears help us express grief, frustration, or anguish… negative emotions in general. However, there are also situations in which we cry out of happiness – this can be…

Validating emotions or people’s stories is such an important and valuable resource that many therapists make it the focus of their therapy sessions. Many of the people who go to therapy do so feeling strange and out of place. They’re…

The Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) continues to be the most popular instrument for measuring happiness levels. Psychologists Ed Diener, Robert A. Emmons, Randy J. Larsen, and Sharon Griffin created it in the 80s. Experts single it out as one…

As the December days approach, streets and towns become adorned with decorations. A festive spirit fills the air. Holiday plans are made, Christmas cards arrive, and you shop for gifts for loved ones. It’s a time of gathering, of giving…

Afflictive or negative emotions are part of everyone’s emotional record. Thus, they act as true weights capable of stunting your…

Understanding your basic and secondary emotions will allow you to develop on a personal and relational level. Those who have…

There are as many definitions of happiness as there are people. It’s as if each of us has a very…

Being torn away from someone you love, whether through abandonment, a breakup, or death, causes suffering. It’s an experience that…

At the end of the day, humans are emotional beings who learned to think just a little over one hundred…

Emotion regulation in healthcare workers helps them acknowledge the usefulness and the transitory nature of emotions. In addition, it helps…

What do you say to someone affected by anxiety? How do you react to that loved one who’s about to…

Love is about action. It’s also an abstract concept that’s difficult to define. In fact, people from all walks of life, including poets, psychologists, and even neuroscientists, have tried to “pin it down” and label it but many people end…

Who hasn’t experienced shame after expressing an opinion and guilt after something they did and pride after an achievement? Any…

Calm minds are not only focused but disciplined. Without a doubt, the age we’re living in is always pushing us to multitask and get things done immediately. That’s why, currently, it’s pretty much a privilege to be able to reach…

Contrary to what society can make you believe, vulnerability is a psychological value. It’s another part of your reality as…