Trick question sort of:  In a very simplistic answer, they are good though we don't always like the way they make us feel.  

In reality, they are not really good or bad per se but they are a necessary part of who we are. 

 Overall, we strive to "feel good" and try to not "suffer" from or experience emotions or feelings we generally depict as "bad".  I for one always hope for "nothing bad to happen".  But as "Joy" found out in the movie, "Inside Out", There is a place for sadness and any other emotion we generally try to avoid at certain times (see images, articles and videos further down this page for more clarification)

 Some people are able to control their emotions and allow their logic to make decisions.  Other people, allow their emotions and feelings to drive their decision-making.   (See the green vs blue person on the True Colors section of the Personality page).   Neither is better than the other but there needs to be a balance.  We can not avoid experiencing a range of emotions and feelings throughout our life and at times, we'll feel different emotions and feelings rapidly during the course of the day.  The main thing is to learn how to control them, embrace them, and express them without the emotions and feelings controlling you!  That's not to say we should suppress them because part of good health is embracing the often-used quote, "It's okay not to be okay". 

Here's the trick......We need to give ourselves permission to believe this quote so that we can then deal with the cause, cope, manage, process and advance.    We can not keep ourselves in a "hurting box" unable to climb out. This is easier said than done but this page and this unit will help you find some tools that just may help.

Use the slideshow below based on the work of Dr. Robert Pultnick, the articles and videos below, and your peers, to review this work from middle school and start to recall answers