The dominant belief is that thoughts are more important than emotions. Research is showing us, however, that emotion underlies personality, spirituality, and a range of extraordinary perceptions, conditions, and experiences. These include déjà vu, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), phantom pain, and extreme empathy, where people feel the physical pain, emotions, or thoughts of other people. Many gifted children, people with synesthesia or autism, and extremely sensitive people describe having innate knowing and psychic experiences. My guest uses scientific studies to show how emotion can i
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