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DICTIONARY OF EMOTIONS

   

PROPOSITION:

  • Fuzziness in words helps keep us off-track on emotions.

    For example, FEAR, SADNESS, ANGER, and HAPPINESS are not just pure EMOTIONS, but also they are used to refer to categories of EMOTION.

  • Revising our definitions helps get us on track with our emotions.
  • Every EMOTION, FEELING or SENSATION can be defined in relationship to the Alphabet of Emotion (the 22 Primary Emotions)..

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Dictionary of Emotions

ALL CAPS = A PRIMARY EMOTION
* = See elsewhere in Dictionary for definition.

   

NOTE: This dictionary is very much a work in progress.
Any and all questions and comments from readers are welcome.

Emotion or (Feeling) or (Sensation).

Relationship to the 22 primary emotions, or four pure emotions.

SENSATION or location of sensation.

Tells us...

AGGRESSIVENESS

A primary emotion; pure ANGER dominating pure FEAR.

Pushing, advancing; .

Move ahead.

Aloofness

AVOIDANCE, INDIFFERENCE.

Numb pulling away.

Detach.

(Ambivalence)

Part of COURAGE.

Shoulder, neck and jaw push-pull.

Internally process pro’s and con’s of avoidance versus aggressiveness.

Pure ANGER (1)

A primary emotion; one of the four pure emotions.

Stationary tightening; strength.

Some form of re-directing action is needed.

Anger (2)

Any emotion in which the emotion of pure ANGER is dominant.

Any feeling in which tightening or strength is the dominant sensation; often felt as pressure.

Re-directing action is needed: the particular anger tells the particular action.

Annoyance

AGGRESSIVENESS, SELFISHNESS.

Pushy, grabby tension

Move in and hold onto situation.

Anxiety

EXICTEMENT, VIGILANCE, AVOIDANCE, PESSIMISM.

High lightness agitation, also pulling away, heaviness.

Deal with a situation with both good and bad possibilities.

Apathy

INDIFFERENCE, HELPLESSNESS.

Numb contraction.

Tune out situation.

Apprehension

VIGILANCE, AVOIDANCE.

Tingling pulling away.

Watch out for danger.

Arrogance

Pride*,  IMPATIENCE, SELFISHNESS.

Barely smiling with lift of chin, pressured and grasping.

Accomplished, superior, disregard for opposition.

Ashamed

SURPRISE, AVOIDANCE, PAIN, HELPLESSNESS, PESSIMISM.

Hunching, hiding, breaking, contracting, resisting.

Have broken a rule and don’t know enough to follow it.

(Assertiveness)

Intuition; soul level in feeling (1)* in AGGRESSIVNESS

Pushing forward of jaw.

Process internal issues on moving forward.

AVOIDANCE

A primary emotion; pure FEAR dominating pure ANGER.

Pulling back; vibration dominating strength.

Retreat from situation.

Bliss

Pure HAPPINESS, OPTIMISM, JOY.

 

 

(Body) (1)

Source of drives*.

Peripheral nervous system (arms and legs, feet and hands); also meridians through little fingers and little toes.

Respond internally to rate energy available for basic action.

Body (2)

Source of drives*, passions*, intuitions*, perceptions* and expectation*.

Complete matter of a living being.

Respond internally and externally, head to toe.

Boredom

Fatigue*, AVOIDANCE.

Partially numb breaking and pulling way.

Tune out on situation.

Carelessness

INDIFFERENCE, IMPATIENCE, UNSELFISHNESS.

Numb striking out and letting go.

Inattentively strike away interference and let things go.

Chaos

Intense PURE FEAR.

Intense shaking, head to toe.

Stop thinking. Nothing makes sense.

Coldness

INDIFFERENCE, AVOIDANCE, pure ANGER.

Numb pulling back with added strength.

Stay strongly detached.

COMPASSION

A primary emotion; a virtue; balance of UNSELFISHNESS and SELFISHNESS; balance between pure ANGER and pure HAPPINESS.

Win-win manipulation; balance between grabbing and releasing.

Safely help out to mutual good.

Condescension

Pride*, disdain*, SELFISHNESS.

Moderate smile, lifted chin, moderate pressure, mental sense of ‘not me’, grasping.

Accomplished, superior, rejecting.

Confidence

COURAGE, JOY.

Touching, jumping.

In contact, free of encumbrance, energized.

(Confusion)

A feeling (1)*; the mind-spirit part of pure FEAR

Shakiness in temples and forehead; may be felt as pressure

Internally dislodge perceptions and expectations.

Contempt

Irrational hate*, disdain*.

Contracted, nauseous with extra expulsive action in upper lip and lower nose area.

Extra, misguided expulsion in hated situation.

Controlling

AGGRESSIVENESS, SELFISHNESS, VIGILANCE.

Tingling pushing forward and holding on.

Advancing and grabbing on in forcefully continued attentiveness.

COURAGE

A primary emotion; a virtue; balance of AVOIDANCE and AGGRESSIVENESS; balance between pure FEAR and pure ANGER.

Touch; balance of pushing toward and pulling away from .

You’re in balanced contact with situation.

Depression (agitated)

Simple depression*,  hostility*.

Explosiveness within swamped feeling.

Depressing situation ready for constructive action; handle  anger and simple depression components separately.

Depression (simple)

SADNESS, PAIN, INDIFFERENCE, PESSIMISM, HELPLESSNESS.

Quiet, breaking, numb, sluggish,  swamped.

Stop, draw in more information, limp, slowed, pulled inward.

Despair

Simple depression*, panic*. 

Hotly swamped.

Depressing  situation agitating for mobilization; separate depression from fear. 

Desperation

Despair*, AVOIDANCE, pure FEAR, IMPATIENCE, AGGRESSIVENESS.

Breaking, swamped   startled struggling.

Depressing situation needing immediate action even though reactions not sufficiently sorted.

Dignity

COURAGE, HUMILITY, COMPASSION.

Touching, absorbing manipulation win-win.

Continue best behavior toward situation with emphasis on balancing expectation of good versus bad process.

(Disappointment)

Intuition; soul level feeling (1)* in PESSIMISM.

Pouting very briefly.

Didn’t connect with something you were going toward.

(Disdain)

Soul-Mind level feeling (1)* in irrational hate*.

Curling of upper lip up to nose.

Something is ‘not you’.

(Dread)

Heart-Soul feeling (1)* in AVOIDANCE

Pulling back in shoulder and neck.

Process internal holding back on addressing issues of importance and timing.

(Drive)

Feeling (1)* of Body (1)*; 50% of emotion.

Felt in arms, legs, hands, feet (corresponding to peripheral nervous system); also felt in meridians through little fingers to little toes.

Effort immediately available for survival actions.

Embarrassment

SURPRISE, AVOIDANCE, VIGILANCE, OPTIMISM.

Startled, sustained tremor and tingle, grinning and pulling back yet stretching forward.

You broke or are breaking a rule, you know it, and you care and can handle it.

Emotion

Head-to-toe feeling with both physical and psycho-social meaning; drive* + passion* + intuition* + perception* + expectation*.

Felt by entire nervous system; felt through entire Body (2).

Call to action; forms memory.

Envy

PAIN, lust, AVOIDANCE.

Breaking, gut-grabbing, and pulling away from.

Something important, not activated toward getting it.

Euphoria

OPTIMISM, UNSELFISHNESS, pure HAPPINESS, JOY.

Expansive without pressure.

Extend and expand going with the flow.

EXCITEMENT

A primary emotion*; pure HAPPINESS dominating pure FEAR.

Wiggling; lightness dominating vibration.

Readiness for successful action, in intended direction.

Exhaustion

Intense FATIGUE

Intense breaking and numbness.

Stop caring immediately; turn over entirely to unconscious processing.

(Expectation)

Feeling (1)* from Spirit*; 3% of emotion*.

Cerebrum above brow ridge (upper head above brow ridge); also  meridian through thumbs to big toes).

Plan for outcome.

Fatalism

PESSIMISM, UNSELFISHNESS, INDIFFERENCE.

Letting go, moving forward while resistant.

Go along with undesired outcome.

Fatigue

INDIFFERENCE, PAIN

Breaking limpness/numbness.

Seek information unconsciously, stop caring consciously.

Pure FEAR (1)

A primary emotion*; one of the four pure emotions.

Vibration.

Energize on anything relevant in the situation; go in no direction yet.

Fear (2)

Any emotion* in which the emotion of pure FEAR is dominant.

Any feeling in which the sensation of vibration is dominant.

Energize, and react in direction dictated by form of emotion.

(Feeling) (1)

The largest category of emotional experience.

The psychological meaning of  physical sensation.

We are experiencing something.

(Feeling) (2)

The largest category of experience; the “sixth” sense which is actually the first sense, evolutionarily.

Both the physical and the psychological meaning of sensations.

We are experiencing something.

Fright

SURPRISE, AVOIDANCE, VIGILANCE, pure FEAR.

Startle, retreat, heated, poised to react further.

Energize to prepare for possibly dangerous new project/situation.

Grace

HUMILITY, JOY, COMPASSION, COURAGE, PATIENCE.

Jump, in slow, touching, waiting motion, into breaking feeling with win-win balance.

Stay on course, in tune with project, in balance.

Grief

PAIN, HELPLESSNESS, VIGILANCE, JOY, pure SADNESS

Breaking jump, contracting, poised and still.

Experience the loss and the memory of the value before loss.

HAPPINESS (1)

A primary emotion*; one of the four pure emotions.

Lightness.

Go the same direction.

Happiness (2)

Any emotion in which the emotion of pure HAPPINESS is dominant.

Any feeling in which the sensation of lightness is dominant.

Go in generally the same direction, with modifications made according to the other emotions in the mixture.

Rational Hate

Disorganized blend of all 22 primary emotions.

Nausea; sensation of wanting to expel through mouth.

Get rid of something toxic in the situation.

(Heart) (1)

Source of passions*.

Spinal cord; also meridians from ring fingers to fourth toes.

Assess importance to quality of life.

heart (2)

Blood pump of body.

Energy center for vibration in the trunk (spinal cord).

Control energy dispensed to body.

HELPLESSNESS

A primary emotion*; pure SADNESS dominating pure ANGER.

Contraction; slumping; stillness dominating tension.

Pull inward, away from dealing with situation.

(hesitance)

Intuition*; Soul* level feeling (1)* in AVOIDANCE.

Pulling back through neck.

Pull back on inner timing.

Hostility

AGGRESSIVENESS, IMPATIENCE, SELFISHNESS, pure ANGER.

Pushing, flailing, grabbing strength.

Attack situation.

Hypervigilance

NERVOUSNESS*, VIGILANCE.

Lively, alert, wiggly dodging with extra tingle.

Watch out intensely and dodge, despite “ready, set” aspects of current situation.

HUMILITY

A primary emotion*; a virtue; balance of OPTIMISM and PESSIMISM; balance between pure HAPPINESS and pure SADNESS.

Swallowing, incorporating; balance of stillness and lightness.