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88) Happiness
Get ready to be happy! Things that happen outside you can trigger feelings of happiness. When that happens, it changes something inside your body. Those inside changes are what create the happy feeling you experience. Happiness is a good teacher. You can learn a lot from it. You can also learn to control it. When you're not feeling happy, it's easy to blame the world around you. You probably feel as though there's nothing you can do to change the
...Discover how to cope with life's surprises. Some people like to be surprised. They find it funny or exciting or simply interesting. They may seek out experiences where they're likely to encounter the unexpected. Other people, however, are uncomfortable with surprise. It may make them feel anxious or stressed. Psychologists say that people who are comfortable with surprise are more emotionally flexible than people who aren't. When life takes them
...Stress is a normal and natural part of life. We all experience it. When we do, we often speak of feeling "tense," as though we can't relax. We feel nervous. We may get upset easily. Life seems to be coming at us too fast. There's just too much of it! Our emotions feel overwhelmed. Stress and tension put strain on your mind and body—but you don't have to let stress get you down. Look inside this book to find out what you can do to cope when
...91) Sadness
Learn from your sad feelings. We all feel sad sometimes. Maybe your best friend moved away. Maybe you failed to do as well as you had hoped at something. Maybe it's just one of those gray days when everything seems sad! Those sad feelings come from chemical reactions inside your brain. They may not feel very pleasant—but all your emotions, including sadness, are actually designed to help you. Find out what triggers sadness and why. Discover
...92) Loneliness
Discover how you can use loneliness to improve your life. Everyone feels lonely sometimes. Sometimes the feeling comes from being truly alone, but it has more to do with feeling alone, unconnected to other human beings. No one likes to feel lonely, but researchers have found that loneliness can actually help us to be better people. It makes us reach out to others. We don't like the way it feels, and so we form connections with other human beings—and
...93) Fear and Anxiety
What makes you anxious? Both fear and anxiety are normal, human emotions. Small doses of them help people stay safe, healthy, and happy, although bigger doses can get in the way of normal daily activities and happiness. Healthy amounts of fear and anxiety are just two of the many, many emotions we all have every day. The more you know about fear and anxiety, the more you'll be able to understand why you feel the way you do. You can begin to learn
...Discover the path to self-confidence and optimism. Optimists are people who believe that the world is basically a good place where good things happen more often than not. When things go wrong, optimists believe that everything will work out all right in the end. They're full of hope. Optimists also are more likely to have self-confidence. They believe in themselves. People who are optimistic and self-confident feel happier in general. They're less
...95) Anger
Anger is an emotional response to something that threatens your well-being in some way. Too much anger can damage your body. It can hurt your relationships with others, and it can make you unhappy and miserable. But anger can also be a powerful source of energy that pushes you toward a happier life. It's a signal that something is wrong. It tells you to pay attention—and then take action. So next time you feel angry, stop and pay attention—then
...Discover what you can learn from romantic attraction. When we feel romantic attraction, we want to be closer to another person, both physically and emotionally. Romantic attraction has a powerful effect on our bodies and brains. It floods us with chemicals that are designed to make us connect with other people in very special ways. Romantic relationships are more than just sexual feelings. They are opportunities to get to know others—and
...Stop making yourself miserable! Envy and jealousy are both unpleasant emotions. We feel rotten when we have these feelings. But they're also perfectly normal human emotions. We all feel envious and jealous sometimes. Scientists tell us that all our emotions trigger responses inside our bodies and minds. We can learn a lot from those responses. Envy and jealousy could be signs that we need to pay attention to something that's going on in our lives.
...Become a more compassionate person—and make the world a better place. Empathy is the ability to sense other people's emotions. People with empathy are able to imagine what someone else might be thinking or feeling. They recognize and understand another's suffering. People who are compassionate, go a step further: they take action. Compassion changes the world. And it can change you as well. When you reach out to others, you not only help
...Let your emotions teach you something new about yourself. Our emotions are the feelings inside our minds that come and go. Sometimes we feel happy, and sometimes we feel sad; sometimes we feel angry, sometimes we're scared, and sometimes we're bored. Positive emotions—like joy and excitement—give us the energy we need to be creative and do amazing things. Negative feelings—like grief and anger—aren't all bad either. They
...100) Feeling Sad
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