That Mix-up Between Emotions And Feelings

 

That Mix-up Between EMOTIONs And FEELINGs has always made me confused at times as both are traits we do share as humans.  BUT from a technical and psychology perspective, emotions are described as 'multi-faceted' experiences of our internal subjective experiences, facial expressions and physiological reactions.  Teasing out the FEELINGs and EMOTIONs that people have, and learning WHY they have them, is an important role for our mental health📗📙📘

Frankly, many of us [even myself before] would use FEELINGs and EMOTIONs interchangeably as synonyms [BUT alas they are NOT that interchangeable].  WHILE they have similar elements, there is a marked difference between FEELINGs and EMOTIONs.  A sampling are our emotional experiences and physical sensations LIKE hunger OR pain which would normally bring about feelings, according to experts.  WHEREAS FEELINGs are a conscious experience although NOT every conscious experience such as seeing OR believing is a FEELING.  BUT for EMOTIONs, it can only be felt through that emotional experience it gives rise to, even thought it might be discovered through its associated thoughts, beliefs, desires, and actions.  EMOTIONs are NOT conscious BUT instead manifest in our unconscious mind.  And these EMOTIONs can be brought to the surface of the conscious state in a gradual way that is akin to like WHAT experts have dubbed as 'extended psychotherapy'💥💥💥

YES, what's looming here is that fundamental difference between FEELINGs and EMOTIONs wherein the former is experienced consciously WHILE EMOTIONs manifest either consciously OR unconsciously.  And some people may spend years OR even a lifetime NOT even understanding the depths of their EMOTIONs.  That explains WHY we do come across some WHO hardly manifest EMOTIONs, if at all❌❌❌

In real life, we humans experience one too many EMOTIONs.  And this range of EMOTIONs is impacted by such factors such as their behavior, the culture they come from, and even their previous traumatic experiences, if any.  Question is HOW does EMOTION impact our behavior?  According to studies, EMOTION is that 'feedback system' WHOSE influence on behavior also provides feedback and stimulating retrospective appraisal of action, conscious emotional states WHICH can promote learning for future behavior💥💥💥

Our takeaway:  We need to be consciously mindful that culture plays a significant hand in shaping our EMOTIONs.  And a recent study showed that people want to feel more positive than negative.  YET the EMOTIONs that cause a positive experience are shown to change between cultures.  WHEREAS Americans typically prefer excitement and elation, Chinese generally prefer calm and relaxation more.  SO HOW?  Learning the difference between EMOTIONs and FEELINGs is vital knowledge for everyone of us WHO subscribe to our need in safeguaring our MENTAL HEALTH😀😀😀