Do you think you're good at dealing with other people's emotions? The ability to do it well is nothing short of a superpower that can help you in every aspect of life in which you're not the only human in the room.

Where does empathy end and emotional self-protection begin? How do you support the people you care about without absorbing the full weight of their emotional worlds? In this insightful discussion hosted by David, we’ll explore the art and science of managing other people’s emotions—at work, in friendships, and in intimate relationships. Looking through both psychology and neuroscience, we’ll examine how the brain processes emotional stress, why some people’s feelings affect us so deeply, how emotional contagion works, and what really happens in the nervous system when boundaries are repeatedly crossed. We’ll also ask the tough questions: Is there such a thing as “toxic emotionality,” or is it about mismatched capacity and regulation?

Using real-life scenarios—friends in crisis, emotionally intense personalities, post-breakup emotional overload—we’ll unpack where healthy support ends and self-sacrifice begins. You’ll learn how to distinguish between someone genuinely struggling and patterns that become harmful to your well-being, how to set and communicate reasonable boundaries without guilt, and how to remain kind without burning out. This will be a smart, grounded, and deeply applicable session that blends emotional intelligence with scientific understanding—helping you stay a good friend, colleague, and partner while protecting your own emotional health.

你觉得自己擅长处理他人的情绪吗？能够处理得好，简直是一种超能力，可以帮助你在任何你不是唯一人的环境中都能游刃有余。

同理心的界限在哪里，情绪自我保护又从何开始？你怎么在不吸收对方情绪的全部负担下，支持你在乎的人？在这场由David主持的深度讨论中，我们将探索如何管理他人情绪的艺术与科学——无论是在工作中、友谊中，还是在亲密关系中。通过心理学和神经科学的角度，我们会深入探讨大脑如何处理情绪压力，为什么有些人的情绪对我们影响这么大，情绪传染是如何运作的，以及当界限一次次被越过时，神经系统究竟会发生什么。我们还会提出一些棘手的问题：究竟有没有“有毒情绪”，还是说这只是能力和调节不匹配的表现？

通过真实场景——朋友危机、情绪强烈的个性、分手后的情绪崩溃——我们将分析健康支持的边界在哪里，自我牺牲从何而来。你将学会如何区分一个人是真的在挣扎，还是他们的情绪模式已经开始影响你的身心健康，如何设定并有效沟通合理的界限而不感到愧疚，如何在不燃尽自己的情况下依然保持友善。这将是一场聪明、扎实且极具应用性的讨论，将情商与科学理解相结合，帮助你在保护自己情感健康的同时，成为一个好朋友、好同事和好伴侣。