There are two types of emotions we experience, basic and complex. The two types of emotions are closely connected to one another and often work together in a series of reactions.

Basic emotions include happiness, sadness, anger, fear, disgust, and surprise. Complex emotions are closely related to the basic ones but have more complicated feelings or thoughts connected with them.

Emotions are the most important part of any story. When we feel something, we always remember it.

Key Objectives

• What are emotions and where do they come from
• Are we able to identify what the emotions does to us / our body
• How to emotions impact various aspects of our life – work/ relationships / personal well – being
• What do we do with our emotions – do wed express / suppress
• What is suppression – what impact it has on us (usually suppression is our default mechanism)
• Suppression and Repression and how it leads to challenges like depression
• Understand what is expression (how to express in a healthy manner – details in the following session)