And very often what that does-- a positive emotion can take us out of this downward spiral and create an upward spiral.

很经常的是-,积极情绪把我们带出下行螺旋,形成一个上行螺旋。

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It's the positive emotion that can take us out from this downward spiral to this upward spiral.

积极情绪,能把我们带离这个下行螺旋进入这个上行螺旋。

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And what will happen is as a result, I experience sadness, because that is what I am thinking about, and sadness-- a painful emotion, not a positive emotion-- leads to further narrow and constrict.

结果就是，我感觉悲伤，因为我一心只想那个，悲伤-,是一种痛苦的情绪，一种消极情绪-,导致进一步的收窄缩紧。

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A positive emotion can come in form of watching a humorous film; " it can come in form of "if you take a deep breath"-- we talked about deep breathing when we talked about my body; a positive emotion can come in form of interaction with a friend, a pleasant one.

积极情绪可以是看一部滑稽电影;,可以是“一次深呼吸-,探讨“心理，身体“时会谈到深呼吸;,积极情绪可以是与朋友交流，一次愉快的交流。

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