Negative emotions

Question # 1

What are examples of negative emotions?

Anger

http://atlasofemotions.com/

https://hbr.org/2016/11/3-ways-to-better-understand-your-emotions

Emotions related to feeling angry.

Sadness

http://atlasofemotions.com/

https://hbr.org/2016/11/3-ways-to-better-understand-your-emotions

Emotions related to feeling sad.

Fear

http://atlasofemotions.com/

Fear sometimes appears in disguise, for example as procrastination, perfection, shutting down, unassertiveness

or excuses. Fear speaks only one word: No.

Examples:No, i will just screw it up. No, I don't know anyone there. No, that will look awful on me. No, I will wait a little. No, I prefer to avoid that, it looks like trouble.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1918959132Location 2200.

https://hbr.org/2016/11/3-ways-to-better-understand-your-emotions

Emotions related to feeling anxious.

Disgust

http://atlasofemotions.com/

Feeling hurt

https://hbr.org/2016/11/3-ways-to-better-understand-your-emotions

Emotions related to feeling hurt.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1879833009Location 100 – 250.

When we feel hurt, why is it important to communicate what we feel - thereby showing vulnerability?

Answers: Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, trust, joy, and creativity. Vulnerability is our greatest measure of courage. Vulnerability is strength.

Shame

https://hbr.org/2016/11/3-ways-to-better-understand-your-emotions

Emotions related to feeling embarrased.

Shame thrives on secrecy, silence, perfectionism, and judgment.

If you share your experience of shame with someone, who responds with empathy, shame will die. Shame cannot survive being spoken.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1879833009

Question # 2

Why are negative emotions bad for us?

Negative emotions such as group anger, sadness, and fear usually lead to negative outcomes - including poor performance and high turnover.

https://hbr.org/2016/01/manage-your-emotional-culture

Emotions such as anger, anxiety, and sadnesshave the potential to distract students’ learning efforts by interfering with their ability to attend to the tasks at hand.

http://www.learner.org/courses/learningclassroom/support/05_emotions_learning.pdf

Fearful, unattractive, unfamiliar

faces trigger an avoid response.

http://www.your-brain-at-work.com/files/NLJ_SCARFUS.pdf

1. FearIf I don't make a decision now, I will lose.

2. ShameIf I don't make a decision now, I will look stupid.

3. PrideIf I make a decision now, I will look smart.

4. GreedIf I make a decision now, I will be rewarded.

5. EnvyIf I don't make a decision now, my competition will win.

Negative emotions such as fear and shame can lead to wrong decisions.

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