As the weather improves, people are generally feeling happier, but what if you have a lingering bad mood instead? Well, don’t be too hard on yourself. Being fed up, stressed or angry surprisingly has its benefits – and if we didn’t experience the lows, we’d never fully appreciate the highs, right? ‘Negative emotions can in fact have positive results,’ says clinical therapist Kate Morris-Bates, founder of InsideOut Wellness. Get the lowdown on all the good reasons to be grouchy.
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