They drive behavior and other feelings.

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She is very direct about addressing feelings of shame and deprivation and how this fuels our financial behavior.

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This behavior is often linked to growing feelings of social withdrawal and a loss of a sense of being fully alive.

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One possibility, Stuckler says, may be that as more people compete for fewer jobs, growing feelings of hopelessness among the unemployed could push some people into suicidal thinking and behavior, especially those who are already at risk.

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And our experiences, and the feelings that we get from them, are very very influential in determining our behavior.

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