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Don't Think of the White Bear

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

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How to Deal With Negative Emotions

Eve berry mendez and her colleagues have found out that suppressing our emotions is the worst thing we can do. Mendez brought moms, dads and their kids into the lab to simulate a typical, stressful work event. Half of the parents were told: try to behave in such a way that your child doesn't know that you're feeling stressed. What happened? Those parents inadvertently took it out on their kids. They were angrier and more upset. Their bad mood deteriorated even further when they played with their kids.

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