There is a question on Zhihu: Are negative emotions necessarily bad? I think the answer I can give is not certain. In life, we will definitely have some negative emotions. If fails to achieve its goal, we will be depressed, we will be confused if we lack a sense of value in our hearts, and we will be painful if we suffer grievances. These negative emotions will affect our lives. Sometimes we define these emotions as unhappy. It can be clear that negative emotions in are indeed unhappy, but they do not necessarily mean that they are bad .
Psychologically, emotions such as anxiety, tension, pain, and are collectively referred to as negative emotions , and sometimes also called negative emotions . The reason why people call these emotions this way is because this kind of emotional experience is not positive and the body will feel uncomfortable. There are many reasons for negative emotions in , which are related to central nervous system and peripheral nervous system . For example, when we are angry, we often have blood pressure rises, and when we are nervous, we will have tremors.
People’s instinct is to pursue happiness and escape pain, and the same is true for negative emotions. The discomfort caused by negative emotions will make us try our best to get rid of it, and will try to escape and suppress it. However, the emergence of emotions has its own motivation. In the natural environment of survival and survival of the fittest, those traits that are not suitable for survival are often eliminated during the evolution process. The reason why emotions still exist is because they play a protective role for people. Negative emotions as part of emotions are also the same.
The reason why we have negative emotions is because our own defense mechanism is working. We will worry and be afraid because we will have a premonition that something bad happens . This can be vividly explained that because the weather is too cold, you unfortunately catch a cold, and your body reminds you that you need to pay attention to keeping warm. Negative emotions are essentially to make us mentally prepared and defensive measures to deal with possible psychological impacts .
As mentioned at the beginning, negative emotions are not necessarily bad or good. They will be accompanied by the discomfort in , which will lead us to negatively view the world and enter a vicious cycle of . Therefore, when facing negative emotions, should avoid escaping, actively solve them, try to face negative emotions, and not worry or panic . Find the root cause of your negative emotions or vent your negative emotions to help help us live better .
References:
Peng Danling "General Psychology"
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