{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog","title":"Why Bad Feelings Are Surprisingly Good For You - Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"iAQGTdCQgp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/why-bad-feelings-are-surprisingly-good-for-you\/\">Why Bad Feelings Are Surprisingly Good For You<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/why-bad-feelings-are-surprisingly-good-for-you\/embed\/#?secret=iAQGTdCQgp\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Why Bad Feelings Are Surprisingly Good For You&#8221; &#8212; Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement\" data-secret=\"iAQGTdCQgp\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(d.addEventListener)e=!0;if(d.wp=d.wp||{},!d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),c=0;c<n.length;c++)n[c].style.display=\"none\";for(c=0;c<s.length;c++)if(r=s[c],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if(\"link\"===t.message)if(a=l.createElement(\"a\"),i=l.createElement(\"a\"),a.href=r.getAttribute(\"src\"),i.href=t.value,o.test(i.protocol))if(i.host===a.host)if(l.activeElement===r)d.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",t,!1),d.addEventListener(\"load\",t,!1);function t(){if(!o){o=!0;for(var e,t,r,a=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf(\"MSIE 10\"),i=!!navigator.userAgent.match(\/Trident.*rv:11\\.\/),s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),n=0;n<s.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=s[n]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+=\"#?secret=\"+r,t.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",r);if(a||i)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute(\"security\"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:r},\"*\")}}}}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/bigstock-Young-woman-in-woods-feeling-f-28911335.jpg","thumbnail_width":"499","thumbnail_height":"333","description":"I think it\u2019s a safe bet to say that happiness is the king of emotions. Everyone wants to talk about how to get it, ways to prolong it and the benefits associated with it. Not surprisingly, negative emotions are regarded with contempt; they\u2019re to be avoided at all costs. And generally speaking that\u2019s true. No one purposefully goes out into the world hoping something will make them sad, angry or depressed. But bad feelings can be a valuable way to spur you to action. In fact, they can be a surprising source of personal growth."}