Did you know that even though people have been living and feeling for thousands of years, they only started labelling and categorizing emotions less than 200 years ago? Moreover, not all cultures use the same labels and categories and there is a wide range of emotions for which we have no name. No wonder it is difficult for us to express how we feel, not just to others, but also to ourselves. Because a large chunk of our communication is done through words, if there are no words to describe something, we become like toddlers, knowing that we want something, not being able to express it, and getting angry and frustrated because of it

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