If You Catch Someone's Mood, Here's How to Get Back On Track

Just like the common cold – you can “catch” someone’s mood. Let’s say you’re in a great mood and you meet a friend for dinner. But after 2 hours of listening to them whine about their pathetic love life and lousy job – you feel awful and irritated. Dr. Elaine Hatfield is the author of Emotional Contagion. And she says people benefit enormously from being able to share other people’s feelings – it’s called empathy. But you can OVER-do it. So, when someone starts bringing you down, here are a few phrases that’ll help you get things back on track. We got these from Real Simple magazine.

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