The Power of Negative Emotions
Denise explains how negative emotions like anger and frustration can be allies in helping us make better choices and be more productive. She also discusses the pressure to be positive and how it's important to allow ourselves to feel all of our thoughts and emotions without judgment.In this clip
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19: Denise Shull | How to Turn Bad Emotions into Good Decisions
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How do negative experiences, such as being told at a young age or into adulthood how we should feel (e.g., feeling ashamed or not being allowed to feel sad), get encoded into our brains, and how does not having permission to feel our real, biological emotions impact our future decisions? This was discussed in the episode #048: Why You Can’t Just “Get Over It” with Hilary Jacobs Hendel, the clip Unlocking Core Emotions, episode #614: Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life, the clip Embracing Pain's Gift from the episode Dr. Marc Brackett: How to Increase Your Emotional Intelligence, and the clip Permission to Feel.
In the episode 3 Popular Truths that Keep You Stuck With Michael Griswold and the clip Embracing the Paradox, as well as in episode 294: The new science of dealing with anxiety | Jud Brewer, M.D., Ph.D., if a person is instructed to try and feel positive emotions like joy, happiness, and excitement during the initial attempts to keep the body calm using breathwork when negative beliefs or thoughts arise, and while redirecting focus to the intention of becoming a famous singer, will they probably only feel frustration and anxiety as the brain begins to adapt to this new belief and dissociate from the negative default thoughts? Moreover, only after consistent practice, when the brain has started to embrace the new thought—seeing the person as a famous singer—would they be able to feel those emotions of joy, happiness, and gratitude? Is it also possible to feel some of these positive emotions in the early stages while engaging in neuroplasticity, even amidst feelings of anxiety and frustration? Can one experience both positive and negative feelings simultaneously in the beginning?
What can we learn from Jordan Harbinger's unique insights in the episode 160: Why Does Self-Help Make You Feel Terrible? | Deep Dive and the clip Action Over Feelings?