Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Emotions are powerful, and when they're in charge, they can steer you into unexpected directions. Sometimes, it feels like you're ...

He just insulted you and you feel your blood pressure rise. For a minute, as your body floods with resentment, your chance of staying calm is slim. You take a deep breath. Turning away expressionless, ...

When emotions start to spiral, most people try to suppress them or fix them immediately, but that usually just makes it worse. The five-minute rule therapists use takes a different approach entirely.

You know that feeling when everything hits you at once and your emotional thermostat just breaks? One minute you’re handling life like a reasonable adult, and the next minute you’re either crying in a ...

Let's say you've gone through a breakup. You're heartbroken, confused and angry. What do you do with all those feelings? That's up to you. You have the power to "turn the intensity up or down on an ...

Controlling your emotions could also relieve your pain. An experiment where chronic pain patients learned to turn down negative emotions through a combination of sessions with an online therapist with ...

Jesse was always angry about something. Her first response about whatever happened was to become angry and play the victim role. She was unpleasant to be around, but she had a good heart. Most people ...