Axiomempiricalv1
Emotional suppression increases physiological stress and
Emotional suppression increases physiological stress and impairs memory while failing to reduce internal emotional experience.
Why This Is an Axiom
This is Gross's research finding about suppression costs - an empirical, falsifiable claim about what happens physiologically and cognitively when emotions are suppressed. This distinguishes suppression from reappraisal and is foundational to understanding emotional regulation strategies.