“Numerous experiments showed that people feel depressed when they fail to live up to their own ideals, but when they fall short of a standard set by others, they feel anxious.”
More from Lisa Feldman Barrett
“Social reality is not just about words—it gets under your skin. If you perceive the same…”
“An emotion is your brain’s creation of what your bodily sensations mean, in relation to…”
“Simulations are your brain’s guesses of what’s happening in the world. In every waking…”
“The word 'smile' doesn’t even exist in Latin or Ancient Greek. Smiling was an invention of…”