When an emotion is triggered, there are three parts.1. The event: The first part that most of us think of, is the event in the world.
As an example, let’s say I’m walking down the street and I run into an old friend. So that’s the first part of an emotion- it’s the event.
The event could also be me at home that night remembering that I ran into this old friend and that could once again trigger the emotion.2.
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