Ameesha Patel talks about her deepest emotions to NiluferQuereshi

Love
For me, love is oxygen. You have to feel and breathe love.. without this emotion you're as good as dead.

I believe love manifests itself in many ways, like the your relationship with your partner. I've been blessed and very lucky in love.

Even after my relationships have ended, I've remained friends with ex-es. Vikram (Bhatt) and I are the best of friends even today. Yes I've been hurt by my parents in love. But the entire episode with my parents made me a stronger and more mature person.

The end of a relationship leads to natural pain and depression. When I am depressed, I listen to sad songs, hang out with my friends and just fight out the pain. It's tough but that's something we all have to go through. My advice to people experiencing heartbreak is that it is tough, you will not get over it soon.

But time is the best healer, don't rush into anything on the rebound, it will be far worse. In my book, love is forever.. once you find the right partner.

Hate
It is the flip side of love. You only hate people you love passionately and obsessively. Otherwise you tend to be indifferent to people who rub you the wrong way.

It is a very negative emotion and it is best to overcome it or keep it to the minimal. I've never used the word. Where people are concerned, you'll never hear me say, "I hate so and so."

I may dislike certain qualities in people like dishonesty, manipulations and hypocrisy. I hate intangible things like these.. I hate it when people judge you without knowing you.

I love human beings. I believe that there is so much to learn from every person you meet including a child.

Jealousy
If you use this emotion positively, then it strives you to compete and make you stronger. If used negatively, then it can get the bigger and better of you and destroy you completely.

I'm not jealous of other people's beauty, money, success and achievements. I'm jealous of intelligent and talented people. I want to imbibe from them.

My success and failure are my own, I have my own benchmark for them. I've never validated my achievements by what others have or don't have. I have other varied interests besides my work which does allow the feeling of jealousy to creep in. My education and upbringing has taught me to be content with what I have.

Anger
By nature, I'm a very hyper person. I'm like a champagne bottle.. when uncorked, the bubbles will flow and then it is calm. I hate being lied to.

When I get angry, I've to say what is in my heart and on mind. My close friends know me.. they understand my outbursts.

I've no ego. If after I've calmed down I feel I've hurt anyone, be it my maid or my friend, by what I've said, then I don't hesitate to say sorry and give a hug.

Happiness
It is what you make of your life. I've learnt to live in the moment. I'm not in a constant search for happiness. Little things make me happy. I'm not greedy about material things like money, clothes and success.

When I'm depressed and going through a problem I don't let it get the better of me. I don't indulge in self pity. In spite of what I've been through in life, I've not become cynical or bitter.

There is still a great deal of positive energy around in and around me. I believe every experience.. be it the one with my parents or any other, has made me a stronger person within.

If you are happy, it shows on your face. No amount of products in jars can replace what you feel from within. The glow on my face and the shine in my eyes is all courtesy my feeling of happiness.

Guilt
It is a very positve emotion. If you didn't feel guilty, you would be heartless. Guilt keeps your conscious in check and alive.

Whenever I do something wrong or I feel I've hurt someone intentionally or unintentionally, I don't hesitate to say sorry. I have a healthy ego. I don't let the feeling of guilt simmer inside me for long.

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