Emotional Collector Bin

koan · Post by **koan** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 11:45 am

I've misplaced my emotions.

I can't even remember what I'm looking for.

Help?

What are the basic emotions a person ought to have?

We'll get into the hybrids later. I think I ought to have a few oddball emotions for special occasions.

Carl44 · Post by **Carl44** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 11:57 am

hate anger violent feeling

well thats you dealt with

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 11:59 am

Passionate.

koan · Post by **koan** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:01 pm

Violent feeling?

Is that separate?

I'd say it's more Frustrated

Throw in Happy, Love, Peaceful

I'll need a few inbetweens so I can avoid being too contrasty.

Carl44 · Post by **Carl44** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:03 pm

koan;568782 wrote: Violent feeling?

Is that separate?

I'd say it's more Frustrated

Throw in Happy, Love, Peaceful

I'll need a few inbetweens so I can avoid being too contrasty.

i meant those are the emotions you feel when you read my posts dryfus :wah:

koan · Post by **koan** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:14 pm

So I've got passion and ambivalence. :-6

What would you say is the difference between empathy and compassion?

koan · Post by **koan** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:15 pm

jimbo;568785 wrote: i meant those are the emotions you feel when you read my posts dryfus :wah:

you give yourself too much credit, jamblow

minks · Post by **minks** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:28 pm

Anger

Calmness

Love

Fear

Confidence

Shame

Shamelessness

Kindness

Pity

Indignation

Envy

need more?

koan · Post by **koan** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:31 pm

There are shades of gray.

Envy is a paler version of Jealousy.

Annoyance paler than Anger.

Infatuation much different colour than Love.

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minks · Post by **minks** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:39 pm

lust is brasher than love

koan · Post by **koan** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:42 pm

ooooh... Courage

minks · Post by **minks** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:45 pm

Zest!

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:46 pm

koan;568795 wrote: So I've got passion and ambivalence. :-6

What would you say is the difference between empathy and compassion?
To feel empathy is like seeing someone going to fall and identifying yourself with that person,

you tense your muscles as they tumble.

Compassion is what you feel for them when they've fallen.

koan · Post by **koan** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:58 pm

good description abbey.

I went looking and found this to elaborate.

Empathy is the ability to recognize the sentience and suffering in another being. Empathy is the basis of high-level altruism that does not depend on the barter principle. The ethic of empathy is the Golden Rule: treat others, as you would have them treat you. Empathy depends on knowing that the other person feels pain as much as you do or will feel happiness as much as you do if they are well treated. If another human is grieving, you feel their suffering and offer help. If another human is injured, you stop everything to help them and you treat their injured body with care to avoid increasing their pain. This ability to feel the experience of others in your own consciousness is one of the great accomplishments of brain evolution.

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Compassion is the great and intelligent love that goes beyond romantic love that is not always intelligent. Without empathy, there can be no compassion. Compassion is a whole system of skills and understanding learned and practiced, that manifests a high attainment of the human mind. Compassion is the sustained intention to seek the good of others and is characterized by empathy, patience, tolerance, understanding and gentle concern.

source

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 1:44 pm

It's hard to narrow 'em down. This almost seems like a question for Coberst.

Happiness

Sadness

Anger

Love

Hate

Compassion

Empathy

Sympathy

Fear

Courage/Confidence

Those are my basic choices. I guess the others are what you said, hybrid.

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 2:17 pm

Grief.

koan · Post by **koan** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 3:23 pm

surprise!

That's an emotion, right?

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 3:26 pm

minks · Post by **minks** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 3:33 pm

exasperation

overwhelmed

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 3:59 pm

Greed.