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Feeling Bad About Feeling Bad Can Make You Feel Worse (berkeley.edu)

Posted by msmash on from the dillema dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Pressure to feel upbeat can make you feel downbeat, while embracing your darker moods can actually make you feel better in the long run, according to new UC Berkeley research. "We found that people who habitually accept their negative emotions experience fewer negative emotions, which adds up to better psychological health," said study senior author Iris Mauss, an associate professor of psychology at UC Berkeley. At this point, researchers can only speculate on why accepting your joyless emotions can defuse them, like dark clouds passing swiftly in front of the sun and out of sight. "Maybe if you have an accepting attitude toward negative emotions, you're not giving them as much attention," Mauss said. "And perhaps, if you're constantly judging your emotions, the negativity can pile up."

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  1. You all know my answer... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I find it easier to be upbeat in the face of negativity while pissing of my trolls at the same time.

  2. Re:I see by mrsmash · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Correct answer. Being led in a country by Mr. Small Hands who was handed the election results by KGB Agent Vladimir Putin makes me cringe and weep every day I think about it. But there is hope for Slashdot and the country: IMPEACHMENT OF DONALD TRUMP.

    It is not too late to impeach Donald Trump for his racism, bigotry, and wars. Once removed, Hillary can take her rightfully elected throne.

  3. Funny how SOROS is caught again, lol... apk by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    See subject: George Soros is caught YET AGAIN sponsoring or being connected to these seditious traitor groups https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnwJRvPXE-I/ & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa0YrFIrXM8/ & also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irlXfouo5Gs/

    * This is even MORE than "truth" (can be purely relative based on feelings or perception) - THOSE LINKS ARE FACT!

    APK

    P.S.=> Want someone to blame? George Soros (the man who said he was a GOD & even sold HIS OWN FELLOW JEWS into Hitler's grasp) - he has outright STATED he wants to collapse the USA (it's in the globalist's way, as are ALL Christian OR constitutionally based republics) & it's NOT like he hasn't knocked currencies (thailand), and even the bank of england, over - even ISRAEL the nation even HAS OUTRIGHT CONDEMNED HIM as well as his own home nation Hungary... apk