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Regret can be all-consuming – a neurobehavioral scientist explains how people can overcome it

  • Written by J. Kim Penberthy, Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia
imageRegret can increase stress and negatively affect one's physical health.JGI/Tom Grill via Getty Images

A friend of mine – we will call him “Jay” – was working for IBM in New York City in the early ‘90s. He was a computer programmer and made a good salary. Occasionally, competitors and startups approached Jay to join...

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