In everyday situations and communications, we often use the words emotion and feeling interchangeably, while psychologists distinguish between them. Emotions are the interpretations of your feelings.

You're not alone if you didn't realize there is a critical difference between emotions and feelings. Although emotional intelligence is talked about more today, our traditional education rarely ...

In the realm of mental health, it's common for people to mix up emotions and feelings, using them interchangeably. But this ...

Why is it that people are quick to say they’re jealous of someone, but will not admit to being envious? What’s the difference between shame and guilt? Is feeling hopeless the same as feeling despair?

Marc Brackett, founder of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and author of Dealing With Feeling, on working with the ...

Many people agree that it’s healthy to be in touch with your feelings. Whether they regularly do so is a different matter. But what about being in touch with emotions? Despite the words being used ...