In the Power of Emotions: How They Arise and How to Take Control of Them

Humans are the only creatures on the planet capable of crying from overwhelming emotions. The tears produced contain a large amount of potassium, manganese, and proteins. An event associated with these tears will be more firmly etched in memory than one that caused a weak reaction.

Now you know a little more about yourself, but this is unlikely to help you hold back tears in a stressful situation. For there is a vast chasm between the scientific explanation of feelings and emotions and how they are experienced from within. If we learn what happens in our brains during infatuation, longing, or horror, it will not spoil the experience of all these sensations. The author is convinced that this understanding can even affect how we think and feel.

In this book, you will learn: when stress brings pleasure and how to reduce it when things are too bad; why fears are so deeply rooted in your mind and how to control them; what happens when infatuation turns into love, and how to strengthen attachment.