Negative emotions, while unpleasant, can also have productive functions. Fear motivates us to engage in either fight or flight in response to a threat or predator. Negative emotions like jealousy, for ...

There is an essential place in our lives for anger, sadness, guilt, grief, and a host of other “negative” emotions when they’re experienced in the right proportions. “Negative emotions,” like envy, ...

As a clinician, I am asked all the time how to help folks deal more adaptively with their negative feelings. This is something I have written quite a bit about on Psychology Today, and I decided to ...

You’ve likely heard that bottling up your emotions or sweeping them under the rug isn’t a healthy way to cope. But you’ve probably also been taught that “big girls don’t cry,” or to “tough it out,” or ...

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 ...

These types of emotions are unpleasant to experience and can even feel overwhelming. People often try to avoid them, suppress them, or ignore them. In fact, in psychology experiments, people will pay ...

Go on and scream. Why yelling can help us let off some steam — but isn’t a long-term fix. (Getty Creative) Earlier this month, a redditor came to the AskLosAngeles subreddit with a question: “Anyone ...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The world was beset by conflict in 2023 — as the war between Ukraine and Russia dragged on and a new one broke out between Israel and Hamas — but it was in a better place ...

“Negative emotions,” like envy, regret, and guilt, can be motivating, or help you avoid mistakes, respond to a threat, correct an injustice, or sharpen your awareness—as long as they are experienced ...

Earlier this month, a redditor came to the AskLosAngeles subreddit with a question: “Anyone know a good place in LA where I can scream at the top of my lungs?” This person wasn’t just looking to yell; ...