How bad emotions affect relationships

“Others are hell!” Jean-Paul Sartre

It must be admitted that this is only half the truth. Others are also paradise!

“Bad” and “good” emotions always accompany any relationship, even the happiest.

In fact, there are neither good nor bad emotions. We assign our emotions to one category or another only based on our judgments. And these judgments lead to a struggle with our natural experiences.

If you think your job is “terrible,” then in what mood do you wake up in the morning and go to work?

If you think that your mother-in-law is “grumpy and harmful,” then what kind of relationship will you have with her?

This also applies to “bad” emotions. If you consider an emotion to be “bad,” then you will fight it and try to get rid of it. What exactly is this emotion to blame for? She cannot be held responsible for your judgment of her. What does fighting emotion lead to? From struggle, your “bad” emotion becomes even more annoying, like a fly.

By protecting yourself from experiencing “bad” emotions, you eliminate a significant part of your life. A true full life consists of different emotions!

It is more correct to talk about pleasant and painful emotions, rather than about “bad” and “good” emotions.

I now invite you to think about the main problem in your relationship. Feel this problem, live it for a few minutes. Now name the emotions that you…