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Use cognitive reappraisal before emotion peaks rather than
Use cognitive reappraisal before emotion peaks rather than suppressing emotional expression after it forms to reduce both subjective distress and physiological cost.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from Between every event and every emotional response is a (appraisal mediates emotion), Emotional suppression increases physiological stress and (suppression increases stress), and Cognitive reappraisal (changing meaning before emotion (reappraisal has lower cost than suppression). Prescribes WHEN and HOW to intervene in emotional process. This is high-leverage, well-grounded principle.