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Emotions are affective states that we experience facing environmental events or our own thoughts. Emotions and feelings are not the same. Emotions have an adaptive function and serve as a compass to guide us by what we like or dislike, which causes us pleasure or pain. Therefore, emotions are abrupt and sudden, while feelings are more lasting states.
There are six primary emotions: fear, surprise, aversion, anger, joy and sadness. The secondary emotions list is much broader and more complex since it is usually mediated by our expectations, experiences and beliefs. Learning to manage the emotions is one of the best gifts you can give yourself, so you can regain control of your life and stop reacting according to the circumstances. For this, it is essential to develop the Emotional Intelligence.
The term anhedonia was coined by Ribot in 1897 and since then it has contained several definitions: “blockage of the capacity for reward in the face of usually reinforcing stimuli” or the one given to …
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Abortion is a deeply personal, emotionally intense, and often extraordinarily lonely experience. In the United States, more than half a million people had abortions in 2022, according to the CDC. Even …
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We’ve all had those days when everything feels “too much.” Your heart races, thoughts blur together, and even small tasks feel impossible. You’re not weak or lazy, your nervous system is simply …
[Read more...] about Why We Feel Overwhelmed: The Brain’s Alarm System
We've all given in to our impulses at some point, whether it's a slice of cake while dieting, a "just for today" offer when we'd resolved to save money, a cigarette even though we wanted to quit, or a …
Words are much more than articulated sounds. Voice, tone, pauses, and even speech errors are subtle expressions of our identity and our emotional world. Therefore, speech problems are not always …
[Read more...] about Beyond Diction: The Emotional Dimension of Speech
