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Our ability to have feeling is what lets us be happy when something good happens, sad when something bad happens, and everything in between. There are so many emotions that it would be insanely difficult to name them all. So I'm going to try. There's happy, sad, angry, frustrated, stressed, confused, crazy, tired, lifeless, exhausted, worried, excited, acceptance, joy, rejection, surprise, fear, content, grumpy, depressed, disappointed, pride, temptation, love, disgust, awareness, quilt, sickness, pain, panic, and way too many more. Again, too many to count. It's incredible that we, as humans, have such a range of feeling in this world.
Emotions can also be triggers to us and our bodies. Emotions such as fear, panic, and pain give our bodies warnings to react to our surroundings. There are some people who can't feel pain, and that gives them a great disadvantage. This is because they can't react to things that we would, not because they shouldn't, but because they have no warning. When we put our hand on a hot stove, we instantly snatch it away. But, for these people who can't feel pain, it isn't that easy. If they put their hand on a hot stove, they won't realize it. Their hand will begin to burn but they won't know to take it away until they look down and see the damage that has been done. There is one girl who walked around on a broken ankle for weeks before her parents noticed a deformity. This was simply because there was no pain to alert her that it was broken.
I wouldn't want to live without emotions. Yes, that would mean no pain or fear or heartbreak, but I still wouldn't want to. This is because, without emotion, I wouldn't feel things like happiness, joy, contentment, or love. I don't want to, and don't think I could, live without emotion.
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Really intriguing and fun post. Indeed, there are too many emotions to come anywhere close to naming them all. Here are just a few off the the top of my head that I would add:
ReplyDelete—anxiety
—nervousness
—hate (different from anger—anger is the short term feeling; hate is an overall feeling toward someone)
—resentment (also different—not as “strong” or “chronic” a word as hate)
—embarrassment
—according to Stephen King, there are actually three main types of fear, and to me, they all qualify as individual emotions:
1. “Gross-out” (the ‘other’ definition of disgust)
2. Horror (either a threat or the unnatural—a giant spider, a guy pointing a gun at you, etc.)
3. Terror (ambiguity or vagueness—a.k.a. the “creeps”)
—tolerance
—loneliness
—heartbreak
—confidence
—lack of confidence
Also, I wouldn’t really consider happy and sad emotions. They’re more like moods, because they are so broad. Excitement, joy, content, love, pride, etc. can all fall into the category of “happy.” Just my personal opinion. After the final blog project is done, I’m going to write a post comparing and contrasting emotions, moods, and attitudes…you should check it out.
Thanks for posting this; I really enjoyed it! :)
P.S. I think you meant “guilt,” not “quilt,” lol.