Emotions

What is an emotion?

An emotion is simply a feeling or sensation caused by a person’s perception about something or someone. Emotions are our thoughts felt physically. Emotions are energy. Emotions can transform into other emotions.

What causes an emotion?

Emotions are simply energy in motion. Emotions are our thoughts felt physically. Emotions are energy. Emotions can transform into other emotions.When you feel an emotion it is because that energy has been triggered by a thought and it sends it in motion, which creates feelings felt in various locations in your body. Emotions can travel. They can travel from one part of the body to another. They can become headaches, stomachaches, pain in other parts of the body, or wonderful tingly sensations throughout your body.

There are eight basic emotions which are as follows:

• Fear → feeling afraid. Other words are terror (strong fear), shock, phobia
• Anger → feeling angry. A stronger word is rage.
• Sadness → feeling sad. Other words are sorrow, grief (a stronger feeling, for example when someone has died) or depression (feeling sad for a long time). Some people think depression is a different emotion.
• Joy → feeling happy. Other words are happiness, gladness.
• Disgust → feeling something is wrong or dirty
• Trust → a positive emotion; admiration is stronger; acceptance is weaker
• Anticipation → in the sense of looking forward positively to something which is going to happen. Expectation is more neutral.
• Surprise → how one feels when something unexpected happens