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Constructing Emotions: The Intersection of Brain, Body, and Personality

(…) most importantly, if you take this observation stance, you will come to realize that feeling unpleasant or having unwelcome emotions like anger or sadness isn’t necessarily a sign that anything is wrong with you. It might just mean that you’re doing something new, or something that’s difficult; anything your brain is interpreting as “oh, this is taking more energy than usual and I don’t know how to predict the best outcome.”

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