Valid reasons for bad feelings - Randolph M. Nese

Understanding our bad feelings gives us real strength. Therefore, it is very important to understand why our brains are fragile in this way. Why do I have bad months? Based on stories from his work as a therapist doctor, and on evolutionary biology, how negative feelings can be useful in certain situations, but they can also become oppressive. Anxiety makes us cautious, but it may turn into an obstacle to our decision-making ability. It reveals to us that there are valid evolutionary reasons behind mental and sexual disorders, and behind the existence of genes that help with depression, fear, or schizophrenia. And with this, it helps us interpret the reason for the prevalence of human suffering, and shows us new ways to alleviate it. "All psychiatrists and patients who sometimes experience bad feelings."