Emotions
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Some emotions seem to be more ‘elastic’ than others
New research findings suggest that guilt behaves like an on-off switch whereas anger is more elastic and dial-controlled
by Matt Huston
Anger
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Sometimes it’s a good idea to be angry with yourself. But when?
When you have only yourself to blame, it might be useful to be angry at yourself, without feeling guilty or ashamed
by Laura Silva
Civic life
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From the erotic to the political – the legacy of Audre Lorde
The legacy of Audre Lorde is in the ‘freedom manual’ of her writings on the feminist politics of anger and the erotic
by Myisha Cherry
Violence and aggression
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What do you really want when you want to get your revenge?
An evolutionary deterrent and a defence of one’s honour, revenge is relatively harmless – until it’s exacted on the innocent
by Renée Danziger