How emotions colour our perception of time.

By Sylvie Droit-Volet, Warren H. Meck. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2007

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Bestial boredom: a biological perspective on animal boredom and suggestions for its scientific investigation (2017, background): “It arises whenwe perceive that there is ‘nothing to do’ or are ‘tired of doing the same thing’ (Larson & Richards, 1991), and is accompanied by a sense of time dragging (Didier-Weil, 1990; Droit-Volet & Meck, 2007; Wahidin, 2006).”
Timing and time perception: A review of recent behavioral and neuroscience findings and theoretical directions (2010, positive): “Droit-Volet et al. (2004) reported that the distortion effect also applies to the presentation of fearful, happy, and sad faces, but to lesser degrees (cited in Droit-Volet & Meck, 2007).”
When time slows down: The influence of threat on time perception in anxiety (2010, background): “Whereas objective time progresses linearly and in constant units, the subjective experience of time can be dramatically affected by variations in external stimulation and by the cognitive state of the subject (Droit-Volet & Meck, 2007).”
Neuroanatomical and Neurochemical Substrates of Timing (2011, background): “Changes in aging, emotional arousal, and brain norepinephrine systems have been shown to modulate these attentional processes involved in timing and time perception (Droit-Volet and Meck, 2007; Lustig, 2003; Lustig and Meck, 2001; Meck and MacDonald, 2007; Penney et al, 1996).”