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Emotions Can Influence Each Other, Leading to Blunted Feelings.

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Now That I’m Sad, It’s Hard to Be Mad: The Role of Cognitive Appraisals in Emotional Blunting
Karen Page Winterich, Seunghee Han, Jennifer S. Lerner

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The article explores how feeling one emotion can affect how we feel the next one. The researchers found that when we feel sad, it's harder to feel angry afterwards, and vice versa. This is because our thoughts about who is in control of a situation can influence our emotions. The study also showed that this emotional carryover can impact our thinking. This research suggests that understanding the order of our emotions is important, especially in real-life situations like courtrooms.