How many emotions?
I have only one.... horny. Wait is that an emotion? Well I do feel strongly about it so I guess it counts.
For some reason, I don't see anything wrong with that.
I went for ice-cream earlier today. Ordered a fudge brownie sundae, (good stuff, I know), and waited. Well, the chick that brought it out to me was hot - and I mean smokin'... but, they forgot to stuff that beloved little brownie in the bottom. Yeah, I was angry. But, I was more hungry, so I ate it anyway - all the time staring at the little hottie that brought it out to me.
I'll tell ya, after all of that, I was exhausted. Using all three of my emotions at once really wore me out!
Now I'm sleepy.. (I hope that's not considered an emotion! I'd be over my quota!
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- kimberlyslyricsposted 14 years ago
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hey habee lookin good girl - sneakorocksolidposted 14 years ago0
Don't feel too bad I had a friend who would call his wife if she didn't pack him three cookies, not two or four, three! I can only imagine what she was thinking! That wasn't the worst he also charted her weight dailey on the frig!Yikes! My wife would seriously hurt me if I went anywhere near her weight!
yeah, my ex is definitely a prime example! Any time I would say (something like) I was annoyed he would say "So, you're mad." Um, no. I'm annoyed! There is a difference. It seriously destroyed my understanding of emotions and diminished my vocabulary at the same time! lol So...I'm looking to improve these things and it just doesn't seem like something for therapy, ya know?
if you count what I say as truth lol. It's just my personal belief..
I was meaning that hunger and thirst were apparently more than basic needs.
lolbusy. I have to finish my sons taxes (damn! why did I wait?? he owes about 250) and had to pay my light bill before 5 so it isn't turned off. But, good and stable.
lol
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- I think I agree with you.
I must have just recently recovered enough to be capable of facing the truth about emotions so, of course, I jumped! lol That is an interesting idea - not everyone is capable of feeling all emotions, and I think it probably comes from whatever a persons life experiences are.
thank you!
I'd bow, but I'm AFRAID your gonna jump on my back.. and spiders scare me something fierce!LOL...FEAR not! I am spider you can LOVE.
The emotion of love brings forth a healthy acting. Feeling "guilty" as opposed to "shame" is based in love. It's pushes us into taking accountability.
Thank you. Something about these statements brought a change in how I am feeling right now. You gave a lot of info, I'll be thinking hard on what you have said. Thanks.love brings healthy acting, such as feeling guilty is healthy even if a negative behavior, it's a healthy form of love. Rather than feeling shame, which is also a negaative but must be a form of fear.
There is no reason for me to be ashamed of my past, as I have tried to live in such a way as to not have any regrets and have done nothing to be ashamed of. I do, however, have some things in my past to feel guilty of, and that's okay because it means I take accountability for it. Nobody has the right to tell me I should be ashamed when the correct response is guilt.
It was like a major Aha! moment. lol One I am hoping I can sustain.Absolutely. Shame is a product of taking on responsibilities of others actions whose were clearly in the wrong .Taking it within us and somehow telling ourselves we were deserving of it. Screw that nonsense. Shame is a pointless emotion that stops us from finding our truths.
Aha moments are the best! PROUD I was able to give this to another... with the help of a delightful spider..That sounds like what I'm looking for, being able to bring myself back to the core of me -because I've been lost for so long.
Thanks so much for your help, SummerSteward.being lost enables us to be found! That my friend can be a delightful experience!
Hi, thanks! I wish I could take credit for it! I learned it from a form of Japanese therapy (that I'm going to have to look up the name for...LOL).
I should think that one can feel emotions as long as they're living...but whether or not they let their emotional river flow might be another story.
But keeping it simple - I'd say yes, as long as one is touch with love and fear they will feel all the subtle variations thereof. And yes, it works the opposite way: Love can be overcome by Fear, though it is a sad thing.
As far as identifying and sorting emotions...I suppose one could do that if one felt the need; understanding the emotion may help you to help it flow. Once you can put a name to it, perhaps you can also analyze its roots.
ETA: The type of therapy is called Naikan Therapy, and it focuses on gratitude as the ultimate deterrent for negative emotion.Thanks Glass Spider, you have been very helpful.
The main reason I feel the need to identify & sort emotions is basically this: if I"m going to write, I need to know what I'm writing about. I have to be able to name the feelings I'm having.
I agree. I'd repost what I just posted.. but it's sorta long.
yup it's me! it's a few years old though.. Thank you! I love having colors all around me!
I think you could pull it off!
PRIDE! is being proud an emotion? because I think, next to love, it's my favorite! I think it is just another facet of love - you know? and sometimes it is hard to come by
LOL...there's such a thing as a neutral daemon??
If you wanted to email me the date, exact time, and place of your birth I could easily find out your ascendant and other planets' positions for you.
You may be on the cusp.
I want to thank everyone for responding. You guys are so helpful!! And the information each of you shared will help too. I'm feeling so much better than I was this morning, lol, I love all of you for being such a big help. ((((hugs))))
not anything I would recommend. the only thing I can think of means escaping feelings, which wouldn't be healthy.
Wait. Maybe...release your emotions in some way. Like running, dancing to some really fast music, listening to some really upbeat or loud/angry music (whichever would match your emotion). I remember doing these things when I was young, when I still knew what my emotions were. lol (they are coming back!!)
I'm feeling great! (and maybe kinda silly?)- I don't get it, but it's funny anyway! (must be a - you have to be there- kinda thing)
Ya know, that's probably a good way for me to look at the depression state. It's an emotional overload...You have really good ideas! I'm really gonna have to remember this one. I am so new to writing, I didn't think about that for an emotional release. 
huh, I must not have had very many good therapists...none of them suggested writing until after I mentioned i wrote in a journal.
yeah, I get your point, about writing about your own psychology - that's how I began, actually. lol 10 years ago, when I sunk deep into depression I grabbed a notebook and pen and it got worse!! Until I decided my journals needed to be of the 'self-help' variety.
You have a good sense of humor with a good imagination, a couple of things I lack.
Wow, what a list.
You're the second person to mention hunger...but I don't get that one as an emotion. (especially with the love-fear relationship)
I'm crashing now...the euphoria (I was VERY happy and silly earlier) is decreasing, but at least I believe I'll get my unemployment AND a nice settlement when I sue my previous employer. LOLOh, that "suing" thing... the only real winners are the lawyers! (that's kind of a joke with my lawyers....
) Seriously, good luck and stick to 'em!!!!
Competition is negative if it is used in a negative way (you beat yourself up if you lose, you become angry at the competition, etc.)
Not to be indifferent requires one to be in touch with one's emotions. In another words, feel with your heart, not think with your head. To stop the noise in your head requires peace from within. Obtaining that peace....well, I'm sure you've heard many ways of getting there. If you like, I can list some, but it'll have to be tomorrow night. Like you, I'm crashing!thanks for your reply.
this one will probably require some professional help, I"m guessing. I've been indifferent much too long to know anything different. Wow, what a concept...I'm almost scared of it, to not be indifferent I mean.
hehehe thanks, my attorney suggested I sue, and it was a suggestion knowing he may not get any $$$ cuz it's an EOC thing. Of course, I was planning on it anyway, but he knew the proper procedure such as waiting until the unemployment hearing was complete in order to 'set the stage' for my claims.
You'll know when you're no longer indifferent. You'll hear the "cork pop" and every emotion will come bubbling out.
I like your lawyer already. Did you know lawyers get paid by the number of words they use? That's why it takes them 50x the words to write an explanation when it only takes you and me a few. Ever heard of a short winded lawyer? Neither have I.
Let me know how things work out -- on both accounts! Just email me.
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