Why are we angry? Is depression just a lot of sadness? What to do if you are tormented by shame or fear? Where are the boundaries of mental health? The guide to emotions you hold in your hands will help you find the answer to these questions. Practicing clinical psychologist Lawrence Howells talks in detail about the seven basic human emotions - fear, sadness, anger, disgust, guilt, shame and happiness - and explains how to learn to live by them. In the book, he describes seven “emotional traps” that arise when we get used to reacting to life events unconstructively, and tells us how to find a way out of them. Based on the methods of cognitive behavioral therapy, the author offers readers effective exercises and visual examples that will help them learn to understand and accept emotions, become happier and support loved ones.