where do emotions come from?

[rakimkoolgrapwutang]

Originally Posted by THE W

mental experience

or

experience for the mental?

mental experience

[Ol' Dirty Trixˣ]

emotions come from feelings. you won't express emotion over something you have no feelings for, but if you have feelings for something then you could/would express emotion over it.

[LORD NOSE]

what causes feelings ?

[Ol' Dirty Trixˣ]

fear and love, but not always at the same time.

[Sosa]

feelings and emotions are the same thing i thought.

anyway an emotion is a reaction to something. when you think about it, its what makes us human. the ability to feel something strongly, to be aware of our situation and that of others. the feeling of mutual love between two people is the most important thing in life. emotions can also often destroy people though because something happens and they can't get over that pain.

one thing thats interesting to me is whether women are more emotional than men or if perhaps society forces men to not show their emotions as much.

[Ol' Dirty Trixˣ]

an emotion is an expression of how you feel inside. people can feel all sorts and supress their emotion because they don't want others to know how they feel. people can also express all sorts of emotions to hide how they actually feel.

[Ol' Dirty Trixˣ]

in other words, laughing is an emotion, crying is an emotion, but you won't have those emotions if there is no feeling there. you might laugh or smile if you're feeling happy and you might cry if you're feeling sad.

[LORD NOSE]

have you ever laughed while feeling sad and cried when feeling happy ?

[Ol' Dirty Trixˣ]

yes to both

[Sosa]

Originally Posted by Ol' Dirty Trixˣ

in other words, laughing is an emotion, crying is an emotion, but you won't have those emotions if there is no feeling there. you might laugh or smile if you're feeling happy and you might cry if you're feeling sad.

laughing and crying are not emotions. they are actions that may be caused by emotions. your grasp of english is kinda sloppy lol. read much?

[Ol' Dirty Trixˣ]

it's an expression an emotion is an expression of how you feel.

[Ol' Dirty Trixˣ]

why do you think emoticons are called emoticons?

emoticons of smiley faces, sad faces, etc, etc? they enable a user to express how they feel.

[LORD NOSE]

Originally Posted by 2PAC HOLOGRAM

laughing and crying are not emotions. they are actions that may be caused by emotions. your grasp of english is kinda sloppy lol. read much?

then what is an emotion?

[Sosa]

e·mo·tion (-mshn)
n.
1. A mental state that arises spontaneously rather than through conscious effort and is often accompanied by physiological changes; a feeling: the emotions of joy, sorrow, reverence, hate, and love.
2. A state of mental agitation or disturbance: spoke unsteadily in a voice that betrayed his emotion. See Synonyms at feeling.
3. The part of the consciousness that involves feeling; sensibility: "The very essence of literature is the war between emotion and intellect" (Isaac Bashevis Singer).

okay you are unlikely to cry unless you're emotional. but the act of crying is not the emotion. the emotion is what you feel.

[Ol' Dirty Trixˣ]

Originally Posted by 2PAC HOLOGRAM

e·mo·tion (-mshn)
n.
1. A mental state that arises spontaneously rather than through conscious effort and is often accompanied by physiological changes; a feeling: the emotions of joy, sorrow, reverence, hate, and love.
2. A state of mental agitation or disturbance: spoke unsteadily in a voice that betrayed his emotion. See Synonyms at feeling.
3. The part of the consciousness that involves feeling; sensibility: "The very essence of literature is the war between emotion and intellect" (Isaac Bashevis Singer).

okay you are unlikely to cry unless you're emotional. but the act of crying is not the emotion. the emotion is what you feel.

Originally Posted by Ol' Dirty Trixˣ

it's an expression an emotion is an expression of how you feel.

i already said that.