The Impact of Emotion Categorization and Ineffective Emotion Regulation Strategies

Categorizing emotions as positive or negative can lead to default strategies that are ineffective, such as the suppression of so-called negative emotions. This often stems from societal and psychological denigration of certain emotions. For example, growing up with the belief that sadness is bad and happiness is the only acceptable emotion can lead to ineffective emotion regulation strategies. One common ineffective strategy is emotion suppression, where individuals bottle up their emotions due to the belief that they shouldn't feel certain emotions. However, this can have a significant negative impact on long-term well-being.

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