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How does the brain handle the day the results are upset?

Feelings of plummeting or emptiness after trying their best do not work out as hoped. It is not unusual and not your fault. In neuroscience, our brain has a complex response to disappointment, especially the Limbic System, which interprets disappointment as not different from losing important things in life. Understanding this mechanism will help us embrace ourselves more easily and realize that every feeling that happens is a natural human mechanism with fire and hope.

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