Radio Headspace The End of a Feeling
Jul 16, 2020
A gentle reflection on how moods shift and why we often miss when a feeling ends. Conversation explores noticing persistent irritability and questioning that perception. Highlights how humans spot emotion beginnings more easily than endings. Encourages tuning into the impermanence of moods to avoid feeling stuck.
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Client Who Felt Angry All The Time
- Andy describes working with someone who said they felt angry or irritable all the time.
- The client reported checking in morning and night and still feeling the same, prompting a conversation about emotion onset and duration.
We Notice Emotion Starts More Than Ends
- Humans are finely tuned to notice when challenging emotions begin but poor at noticing when they end.
- This bias makes us overestimate how long a mood lasts and forget that emotions are impermanent and changeable.
Make Noticing Emotion Endings A Practice
- Notice not only when a challenging emotion starts but also when it ends to train your brain that moods are temporary.
- Doing this reduces fixation and fear about emotions recurring and creates a calmer, more peaceful mind.