Thinking as Emotional Discharge Undated
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, The Mind & Neuroscience
Thinking is not neutral reflection but a behavior the mind uses to discharge uncomfortable feelings before they overwhelm us. Armand DiMele walks through his feelings-impulses-behaviors model, with co-hosts Giullian Gioiello and Ben Starr, and a caller’s story about a protest march illustrates how beauty and solidarity can break through emotional shutdown.