We express our emotions but rarely talk about our moods.

“The key to emotional enlightenment is the knowledge that only your thoughts can affect your moods.”
— David D. Burns, psychiatrist

Do we control emotions or do they control us? Before considering the issue of control we must define what emotions are: “Emotional episodes are elicited by some thing, are reactions to something, and are generally about something…”

Moods are more subtle than emotions. You will not commit violence or marriage just because of your mood. In spite of their differences moods and emotions are connected: if you move one, you’ll move the other.

Emotions

Social Acceptance

Moods

Distinctions

Working With Moods

Altered States

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