Triggers are actions or situations that elicit an emotional response. While they are typically associated with negative responses, a person can also have positive triggers. A person can experience ...

A positive optimist promotes a vision of a better future to motivate people to strive for it. A negative optimist also hopes for a better future but focuses on what keeps us from achieving it.

Being able to emotionally tag important experiences as either positive or negative and to remember those associations is one of the great achievements and marvels of evolution. When our ancient ...

Research suggests that both less negative thinking and more positive thinking are beneficial for mental and emotional well-being. However, the relationship between the two is complex, and it's not ...