Emotions

Our emotions always rule us, and there's nothing we can do to change that.

• True

• False

You can choose to do what your emotions tell you to do, or you can make a different choice.

• True

• False

You should always listen to your thoughts and not your emotions.

• True

• False

What's the difference between thoughts and emotions?

• Emotions are what we believe, and thoughts are what we know.

• Emotions are what we feel, and thoughts are what we say to ourselves in our heads.

A student you don't get along with very well knocks into you in the hallway. You think she did on purpose. You get really angry and want to push her back. What should you do?

• Remember your value of responsibility and let it guide your decision.

• React quickly based on your emotion of anger.

• Pretend you didn't notice, but think about what she did for the rest of the day.

• Remember that she pushed you on purpose last year.

Which statement is true?

• We have no choice but to listen to our thoughts, because they're in our minds.

• We can choose whether or not to listen to our thoughts.

• Our thoughts are always helpful.