negative emotions

Emotional intelligence (also known as emotional quotient, 'EQ') is the ability to spot and effectively handle your emotions and the emotions of other people. Your levels of emotional intelligence can greatly affect the quality of your…

Toxic work environment causing negative emotional overloading is amongst the most common causes of depression these days. However, it's not always crystal clear whether your workplace is a source of toxicity. Sometimes, you might feel like…

Your emotions overflow your headspace, and you feel completely helpless. Your mind is full of negative thoughts which drain all of its energy. You feel mentally and physically exhausted. Does this happen often? The truth is, everyone…

Sometimes, we don't appreciate what we have until we lose it. Same happens with the people we are truly in love with, but we don't care for them as much as they deserve. We let our negative emotions take over our relationships. We develop…

Have you ever felt stressed and anxious without any apparent reason? You're just sitting calmly, and a tornado of negative emotions suddenly hits you. That's the moment when you should stop everything you do, and think about why are you…

Of the numerous issues in dysfunctional relationships that mental health counselors have to deal with, chronic patterns of repetitive, damaging behavior are the most common. Such patterns of destructive behavior can harm the emotional,…

Most people at some time or another have worked a customer service job. They're not always easy jobs. In a day you can experience shoplifters, angry customers, dramatic co-workers, and ungrateful management. But all the while, you have to…

According to a group of researchers at Penn State and the University at Buffalo employees who try to satisfy customers by forcing themselves to smile in front of them — or hide the fact they feel irritated or offended — tend to be heavier…

The phrase “smiling depression” or in other words looking happy while you feel depressed inside yourself has become extremely popular. Sadly, the reason is that more and more people seem to be hiding their emotional pain and sufferance…

There is a saying that goes, "Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed." Unfortunately, expectations have proven to be the root of all disappointment and that is, unfortunately, the hard truth. Most of us have…