Let me point out right away that coping does not mean suppressing. Emotions are signals about our state. And it is important to know them, to distinguish them in a situation and to navigate by them. In some ways, these are similar to traffic signs. Imagine what would happen if they were all removed (suppressed)? There will be chaos, darkness and a high accident rate on the roads. This summer we were driving along the highway. And there were several moments when, despite the “overtaking is prohibited” sign, a car cheerfully and quickly overtook us, forcing oncoming cars to shy away and pull us to the side of the road. Many bad words were said about these people. And in general it’s scary. Signs - they (for the most part) stand where they stand because they provide safety and the best option for movement. The same thing happens in the inner world. Emotions play the role of traffic signs. For example, guilt tells us about the violation of important moral rules, fear about danger, and joy about the correspondence of an external object to our needs. And in order to better navigate this inner world, I propose (and rely on this myself) Carroll Izard’s classification of emotions. In my opinion, it is quite detailed and not redundant: Interest-excitement is an emotion that causes a desire to learn new things, to get to know objects better. Joy is emotional excitement that arises when the opportunity arises to satisfy an urgent need. Grief-suffering is an emotion that associated with life losses. Anger is an emotion that arises when there is a significant discrepancy between the behavior of other people and the norms of ethics and morality. Disgust is an emotion associated with rejection, the desire to get rid of someone or something, to expel it from one’s field. Contempt is the experience of condemnation someone, the loss of value of another person with his censure. Fear is an experience associated with danger. Surprise is an emotion that occurs during an unexpected collision with an object or event and is associated with interest. Shame is an emotion associated with a discrepancy between norms of behavior and actual behavior, as well as the expectation of condemnation. Guilt - occurs when there are violations of a moral or ethical nature, however, unlike shame, in situations where a person feels personal responsibility for what is happening. As a training, try to name your emotions in words using this classification. If it turns out to be useful, write in the comments) Sign up for a consultation in PM.