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Lots of people will do a lot to avoid feeling negative emotions. But researchers are figuring out how these unpleasant ...

Marc Brackett explains what's wrong with the way society teaches (or doesn't teach) children about dealing with feelings—and ...

Six months before Diana’s* marriage exploded in flames, her friend Vanessa* fell in love. “We were both in our mid-40s at the time,” says Diana, 57. “Vanessa was desperate for me to meet her new man, ...

When faced with a challenge, whether you deny the problems it poses or dive in to solve them in a positive way may determine how much anxiety you feel overall. According to the National Institute of ...

Inge Gnatt does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

We spend a large part of our lives at work, and careers can be both a source of positive emotions (e.g., happiness, feelings of accomplishment and belonging, etc.), and a source of negative emotions ...

Many people report eating either more, or less, as a way of helping them to cope when they experience difficult emotions. Although this is a very normal response, it can take the pleasure out of ...