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   #Emotions #EmotionalIntelligence #Thoughts #Feelings #Anger #Sadness #Joy Aaron Temkin Beck — Tim to his friends and family — is often called the father of modern psychotherapy. A capsule summary of his paradigm-shifting insight: Our emotions are a result of our thoughts, and therefore, to understand our emotions, we must understand the thoughts that give rise to them. Consider anger. Just the other day, toward the end of one of those family Zoom calls that now substitute for getting together in person, a perfectly pleasant conversation turned sour. Before I knew it, I was quite literally flush with anger. What happened? The emotion of anger arrived, sudden and swift. If you’d asked me in that moment what I was thinking, I’d say I wasn’t thinking anything. I was feeling . I was feeling mad. But the next morning, when I reflected on what had happened, I recognized that what triggered my anger was a thought: “You’re insulting me.” In cognitive therapy, a therapist helps you...

#Laughing #Joy #Fun #MentaHealth #Mindfulness #Emotions Amusement and pleasant surprises – and the laughter they can trigger – add texture to the fabric of daily life. Those giggles and guffaws can seem like just silly throwaways. But laughter, in response to funny events, actually takes a lot of work because it activates many areas of the brain : areas that control motor, emotional, cognitive, and social processing. As I found when writing “ An Introduction to the Psychology of Humor ,” researchers now appreciate laughter’s power to enhance physical and mental well-being. Laughter’s physical power People begin laughing in infancy when it helps develop muscles and upper body strength . Laughter is not just breathing. It relies on complex combinations of facial muscles, often involving the movement of the eyes, head, and shoulders. Laughter – doing it or observing it – activates multiple regions of the brain: the motor cortex, which controls muscles; the frontal lobe, which helps you un...

#Xmas #Christmas #TheChristmasSong #TidingsofComfort&Joy #NewYear #Peace #Joy #Love I pray the New Year Brings . . . .  More Joy,  More Peace and More Love to you All !!