The Atyranny of Positive Emotions

A third of us judge ourselves for having so called bad emotions, like sadness or even grief. We do this not only to ourselves, but also to people we love, like our children. Normal, natural emotions are now seen as good or bad and being positive has become a new form of moral correctness. People with cancer are automatically told to just theyr positive woman, to stop being so angry. And the list goes on. It's a tyranny. It's atyranny of positivity. And it's cruel, unkind and ineffective. The more you try to ignore it, the greater its hold on you. You might think you're in control of unwonted emotions when you