I think it's well established that negative experiences impact most people more highly than positive ones, even if logically they are of the same degree. Based

I think it's well established that negative experiences impact most people more highly than positive ones, even if logically they are of the same degree. Based on your conjecture I suppose this would simply mean this lingers, informing the brain how to react in the future. https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/24/your-money/why-people-remember-negative-events-more-than-positive-ones.html https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/24/your-money/why-people-rem... “Put another way, you are more upset about losing $50 than you are happy about gaining $50,” the paper states.