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Frida Ghitis: Emotions are complex experiences composed of several elements: emotions, physical reactions, behavior and beliefs. Ghitis says we all use a combination of suppression and cognitive reappraisal (reframing) in our daily lives. She says reframing our perspective on a situation to decrease its negative power over us is far superior to suppressing or manipulating our physiological responses.Ghitis: If we want to change how we react to an upsetting situation, which one of these three components of our emotional experiences would most effectively bring a balanced and reasonable emotional response?