A new book gives guidance on research-based ways to manage our emotions more effectively without suppressing them.

We feel sorry because we cry,' wrote philosopher and psychologist William James, 'angry because we strike, afraid because we tremble,' suggesting that emotional bodily responses like crying cause ...

Toxic positivity hinges on the failure to acknowledge or accept someone’s negative emotions. A few examples include: • Statement: “I don’t know if I can have a relationship with my sister ...

The researchers focused on self-scratching—a bodily response linked to negative emotions like anxiety and fear—and its relationship to pessimistic judgment bias, which is the tendency to ...

There are also obsessive compulsions, in which a compulsive person performs certain behaviors to relieve underlying anxiety or other negative emotions. A well-known example is a person who checks ...

Because our brain reacts the same way to social threats as life-threatening ones, negative emotions can negatively impact our abilities to accurately perceive situations, solve problems ...

Emotions are a fundamental part of what make us human. They can be overwhelming, complicated or quiet — but we experience at ...