Episode 146: Emotions are living things

A metaphor I often use with clients is that emotions are living
things. Like little creatures, they have their habits, and their
likes and dislikes. And like any other living thing, more than
anything else, they want to continue to exist. They want to keep
living. This is important to understand, because the impulses you
feel when you're emotional may better serve the emotion in
question than your own best interests. I'll explain more in this
episode, using concrete examples.


 


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