Emotions From the Great Divide
Sensing and intuiting (S or N) are two different ways for gathering information from the world around us. Both have emotions that drive them. These two ways of being informed
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The E-I Link to Emotional Health
It is a testimony to the power and purpose of our positive emotions that they can energize us so easily. Pause and think of the opposite: the negative emotions that
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Do You Live In An Introvert Emotional World?
Emotions both power and drain the introvert. Although, it seems they are only drained — and more often and with greater speed. First, in the introvert emotional world, their battery
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Do You Live In An Extrovert Emotional World?
The letter “E” or “I” in a temperament profile describes our extrovert/introvert energy source and how it is replenished. Extroverts energized chiefly from people and things outside of themselves, whereas
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Emotions Drive Our Energy Centers
The word temperament suggests emotion to most people. Some would even insist that temperament is emotion. When we describe a person as having a strong temperament, we mean someone who
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The Mind’s Power Source
Could emotions be the power source of the mind? Is that why they drive us and our actions so easily? They get the first shot at all incoming messages and
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Can I Think Clearly with Emotion?
For some, to think clearly when they are emotionally stirred is a major concern, so we need to try to understand the issue better. They (the NT, in particular) have become
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We Can Cease to Fear Our Emotions
Our tumultuous experiences with the volatility and power of emotion can teach any temperament to fear emotion. Anybody can be unnerved by an emotional surge. A little child must also
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Do You Believe Emotions Are Right?
The emotional mind believes it is right in its judgments. In fact, emotions don’t hesitate to make their presence known and to act with a confidence that can take us
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Emotional “Static”
When emotions overwhelm us, we can’t think straight. The presence of feelings fog the mind like emotional static and push our thoughts around in our heads. NTs know this all
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A Form of Manipulation: Changing Our Minds
We recently discussed manipulation of emotion and manipulating with emotion. Today let’s discuss a specific type of manipulation, one that is potent help in achieving intelligent emotions: manipulating our emotions
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Manipulating With Emotion and Manipulating Emotion
Let’s take a look at “manipulating with emotion” and “manipulating emotion”. The distinction is important, as is the purpose for each. It seems to follow that if our thoughts alone
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