Principle 2: Events don’t cause our feelings
You have had the day from hell. You lost your car keys. Your boss shouted at you about filing that report late even though it wasn’t your fault. Everyone went to the pub at lunchtime and for some reason you weren’t invited. You return home to find the children are playing up and your wife in tears because the central heating has broken down. Is it any wonder you feel depressed, demoralised and overwhelmed? It’s not difficult to see what made you feel that way.
But hold on. If the things that happen to us are responsible for our feelings how do we explain the fact that individuals react so differently to similar events? Why for one person does losing their car keys feel like a disaster, while for another ...
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