"Reframing" may be bad for your health
Some interesting new research suggests that reframing (aka "cognitive reappraisal") can deepen depressive symptoms if the technique is applied to situations that are potentially under our control, such as a bad situation at work. However, for situations that are out of your control, like the death of a spouse, reframing does reduce depressive symptoms.
This is the first research showing a negative effect from reframing.
Keeping Emotions in Check May Not Always Benefit Psychological Health – Association for Psychological Science
Being able to regulate your emotions is important for well-being, but new research suggests that a common emotion regulation strategy called “cognitive reappraisal” may actually be harmful when it comes to stressors that are under our control. The study is published in Psychological Science, …
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