"Not very long ago, emotion was thought to be the exclusive province of poets. Now, a new science of emotion is discovering pathways in our brains that create powerful emotional memories. Normally these protect us against repeating harmful encounters and guide us to what's good. But science is just now beginning to understand how emotional memories can also become prisons when hijacked by anxiety or trauma." - National Institute of Mental Health
This quote by the National Institute of Mental Health clearly points out that emotions could be beneficial, but even harmful to a human being.…
