The Purpose of Emotions and Why We're Not Wired for Happiness with Anders Hansen
The One You Feed
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The Evolution of Emotions and Mental Health
This chapter examines how human emotions and mental health have developed primarily as survival mechanisms rather than paths to happiness. It highlights the impact of ancestral threats on our brain's prioritization of survival instincts, leading to contemporary challenges, particularly with anxiety and depression. The discussion further critiques diagnostic labels in mental health, urging a flexible understanding of emotions as protective rather than purely pathological.
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