To get good at dealing with negative experiences is to get good at dealing with life.
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The Synergy Of Good And Bad
Intense experiences of both kinds, good and bad, are helping build meaning in life to the same degree, and are complementing each other, according to research.
If a person has mostly good experiences, or mostly bad ones, his life cycle, in a way, is still incomplete.
Anticipation asymmetry
Anticipation pushes against our natural tendency to want good things now and bad things later.
We'd rather get negative experiences over with to avoid the dread of waiting. Yet this desire is not as powerful as wanting positive experiences immediately.
What Causes A Low Self-Esteem
Causes of low self-esteem are often traced back to negative early childhood experiences, such as frequent punishment or neglect, chronic abuse, bullying, and lack of affection.
We form our bottom line (how people treat us) in childhood. Based on the bottom line, we form our "Rules for Livi...
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