Thoughts, emotions and reactions

Every thought that we have creates a powerful neural chemical reaction in our brain, which in turn causes us to feel certain emotions. We act and react based on those emotions.

Great article. :) Provides the overall picture to my previous post regarding logic following emotions. Instead of how a speaker terms it as 'logic following emotions', I think it should be simply stating it as 'reactions based on emotions'. Indeed, without a stimulus, there won't be emotions, and how we react stems also from our existing belief system & schema.

With this understanding, it puts the person in a better position to be in control and not be just blindly and helplessly led by the whirlwind of emotions. Unlike the wind, where we know not where it blows from, at least we do have an understanding of where most of our emotions origin - by how we think.