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Why we have emotions that are commonly regarded as obstacles to happiness — anger, fear, anxiety and despair — and how we can best manage them.
The second episode looks at emotions that are commonly regarded
as obstacles to happiness - anger, fear, anxiety and despair. Why
do we have these emotions and how can we best manage them? Everyone
wants to be happy, but nature has a different plan. Our brains are
designed for survival, and the negative emotions they create are
vital to that mission. But those negative emotions can spiral out
of control with debilitating effects. Viewers meet a woman whose
inability to control her temper is jeopardizing her relationships,
a college student whose fear of flying is limiting her life and a
teenager who is struggling to overcome clinical depression on the
eve of attending college. Viewers also meet veterans with
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and follow their journeys to
find effective treatment. Across the episode, science reveals that
we are two minds - a rational brain that's relatively new and an
emotional brain that's older than time. Sometimes emotion
overwhelms reason, sometimes reason outwits emotion; it is the
endless struggle that makes our lives so painful, so joyous and so
interesting.
