Happiness, sadness, compassion, resentment, despair: just some of the
feelings and moods that characterize the lives of each one of us. They
are part and parcel of our everyday lives and they affect everything we
do, like a kind of mental climate that surrounds and permeates our
activities and thoughts. But what exactly are these ever-present
feelings and moods?
Here the leading psychiatrist Christophe André analyses feelings and
moods as the contents of consciousness that mix together emotions and
thoughts, the background sensations and impressions that are less
intense than primary emotions like anger but longer lasting and more
influential - a slight feeling of guilt can poison the entire day. Their
impact is more comprehensive because they owe their existence not to a
particular situation or event that triggers them but rather to our
relationship with the world in general.
Drawing on his own practice as a psychiatrist, André explores some of
the most important feelings and moods and shows how, by understanding
them better, we can achieve a calmer, happier and more fulfilling life.
Written in the fresh and accessible style that has won him a large
international following, Feelings and Moods will appeal to a wide
readership.
