Human Emotions

[Eloquent]

Hey guys,
I just wanted to talk a little on the topic of human emotions, how they react to events that could stress them.

Happiness, everyone says being happy is the best thing in the world. While most of the time it is, in some cases there'll be people with bipolar. Bipolar can induce manic behaviour, recently there has been deaths in my country due to manic behaviour.

Sadness, sadness is something I hate to see, when you feel hopeless, falling down a never ending pit. Sadness can be felt if a loving family member has passed away, to being heartbroken by a seemingly perfect partner.

Anger, anger is most likely the most dangerous of all the emotions unless you train yourself mentally to control anger then the most probable place you'll let it out is, on your family members, friends. And then if you lose them, friends most likely, new anger will spark up, a never ending circle.

Guilty, feeling guilt is one of the worst things you can feel, knowing you've done something wrong yet you don't want to tell anyone.


Tell me what you think about each emotion I have covered, what induces them, how to handle them and of course how you feel about them!

I have only covered a few general ones, you guys suggest some to do?

If you want, I can do some more on how to handle them.

 

[MyrkrBrandr]

Good job on the this thread tho, its nice xD

 

[ProfessorRetro]

This was pretty inappropriate.

 

[Mooclan]

This was pretty inappropriate.

How so?
It's the manly man meme.. :C

 

[BitoBain]

My personal least favorite emotion to have is jealousy. I can deal with anger, sadness, guilt, and all kinds of things fairly well, but jealousy really gets to me.

The thing is, I don't even get why humans experience jealousy? There is no real logic to it. Jealousy is simply a bad, yearning feeling we get when we want something because someone else has it. It is far more negative than simply wanting something for the purpose of having it.

Anyone have an opinion on this? Why do we experience jealousy? Why does it make us feel so terrible about ourselves? How does one overcome it?

 

[Blazerboy | Noah]

god i love psychology so much, all the emotions, this whole topic/subtopic really gets me going. i love pulling out opposite emotions in circumstances where i shouldn't pull them out, which is why i love dark humor and why i'm frequently pessimistic, or why i start laughing when i see someone hit by a car. its so fun to just toy with my emotions so i can have complete control over them. i wish to be able to control other people's emotions as well.

one of my favorite emotions to control people with is sympathy/empathy. its so easy to get normal people to feel sympathetic or empathetic if you just know how to make em' feel bad for you.

the emotion of lovestruck or love is always fascinating to me, because whenever i'm hit by it, i really do start to think irrationally and/or over-think when it comes to behavior or what i do and say.

 

[Miner9823]

I have taken consideration about human emotion for quite some time, what truly intrigued me was how we as a species living on Earth were intellectual enough to develop a vast variety of emotions, and as well recognizing them, this proves to show how far we have gotten as a species on Earth, being capable of verbal communication, understanding human behaviour and basic psychology, learning to read, write, and speak, as well as forming different cultures and languages, and of course, human emotion.

But the big question is, how did we manage to go so far, but other species on Earth haven't? I mean, we've developed so much, we have made giant skyscrapers, incredible technology and communication, and most of all, our knowledge. A subject like this, I would gladly continue discussing about, about our evolution, however it will remain dormant in future references. But I will stick to our basic human psychology in the meantime, just so I can remain on subject.

Human psychology and emotion has been around with us for quite some time, in a matter of fact, it was most probably closely by our side ever since we have began evolving from the water if that is so the case. But despite how clear we sometimes portray our emotions, excluding a few individuals, Kristen Stewart. Ahem, other species portray emotions over their loved ones, or to themselves as well. There has been searches of other species showing sympathy to loved ones, or simply had some sort of emotions, those included some of the smartest known species, like Dolphins, Apes, and Elephants, all preceded by humans of course.

But emotion does not generally focus on just humans, and as I have stated before, it affects many living things throughout the globe, and many have different feelings each time. And now back to humans, we humans are supposedly the only species to actually recognize, and study our emotions from deep inside, some take it for granted, while others are grateful for it. And a great majority of emotions comes in different patterns, different reactions, different perspectives from other people.

And I do believe the most destructive emotion that I can imagine would be Wrath, rage. Depending on the strength and sheer will of the individual, the results can be catastrophic, and such emotion can be held by those who have been severely abused, by being victims of bullies, to being abused in different, unspeakable manners at home. I would believe those who possess this sort of personality or emotion could have possibly been enraged towards what they have gotten in their lifetime, and in somewhat of a way, willingly trying to take vengeance.

In somewhat of a way, I do admire a joyful emotion that also portrays some sort of maturity as well, and by that I would be trying to say that I like it when mature people crack a good joke every once in a while. Because in a way, it is somewhat comforting as they are seemingly more trustworthy, as well as a good individual to be associated with. However, when people usually begin knowing me a little more well, I would tend to be a little psychotic in the head, but in a manner, absolutely harmless. I do enjoy somewhat of an immature humor every now and then, depending on what the joke is.

Some negative emotions I have taken thought of would include envy, and regret.
Envy of which is a portrayal of jealousy, however in a manner that has somewhat of a passionate hate towards the individual you "Envy". Hence making it such a poisonous emotion, as it causes such a long term jealousy, practically the first stages of rage if put to context. Some people do suffer from it in a manner to which they do not focus on their personal performance but of other's.

Regret is an emotion that is taken within future references when looking in to what you have experienced, or have done in the past, it is quite a dangerous emotion to which can lead to depression, or in worst cases, suicide. Regret is a form to which you grieve on what you have done in the past, or simply taken to quote... "I regret hurting that person, he did not deserve to get hurt like that", it could in a way show signs of sympathy as well depending on what people are regretting about, which could lead to more positive kinds of emotions, like pride.

Pride is a way to being proud of yourself, or others, to which you admire and are grateful for achieving some sort of success, which, taken to observation could exemplify a father being proud of his son towards achieving first place in some sort of sports. Oddly enough, pride can be somewhat known as a sin, that's referred in to religious terms of course. And that could be because of how in a way destructive it can be, unfortunately I am still a little unsure about the sinful definition of pride, but I would think that going here could help out.

To conclusion, I am indeed surprised to how far we have gotten towards studying human emotion, and there is plenty more aspects of our personality towards which I wish to look further in to, and I would believe that our emotions that are sustained within ourselves are what truly defines us as people, and we are all different, even when coming to terms of emotion and attitude.

Woohoo, long read, and I am so darn tired, I don't understand why I stood up until around 10:00 writing this, but oh well. c:

 

[BitoBain]

Yes! Another awesome post by Miner!

I have taken consideration about human emotion for quite some time, what truly intrigued me was how we as a species living on Earth were intellectual enough to develop a vast variety of emotions, and as well recognizing them, this proves to show how far we have gotten as a species on Earth, being capable of verbal communication, understanding human behaviour and basic psychology, learning to read, write, and speak, as well as forming different cultures and languages, and of course, human emotion.

It's really amazing. We have such amazing bodies and minds. A tiny lump the size of a hamburger can calculate the vastness of the universe down to particles 10^-35 m wide. Our brains seem to have no limits. Our brains seem to allow us to do virtually anything we want. We are driven by rich emotions and our dreams never end. If something is possible, then our brains can imagine it, and often conceive a way to achieve it. We have built airplanes that defy gravity, spaceships to go to a body in space that previous generations have only speculated about, a massive connection of ideas known as the internet, and more.

Why are humans so smart? Science simply says chance. We were lucky enough to live on a planet with more than everything we need. We have been given billions of years to develop into what we are now, and it's all apparently, (though I don't think evolution explains everything) all because of evolution. Sometimes I just can't help but notice that life is too beautiful to have come by chance, so I sometimes question whether there is a God, or some sort of intelligent designer. To delve even deeper, the basic laws of math and physics are especially beautiful as well, and apparently they have always just been there? What if we lived in only one type of universe, and in another universe only two of Newton's three laws applied? Or a universe where gold rusts and iron doesn't? Or what if pi was exactly 3 in another universe? Maybe time doesn't have to be linear. It's all so strange to think about.

Human psychology and emotion has been around with us for quite some time, in a matter of fact, it was most probably closely by our side ever since we have began evolving from the water if that is so the case. But despite how clear we sometimes portray our emotions, excluding a few individuals, Kristen Stewart. Ahem, other species portray emotions over their loved ones, or to themselves as well. There has been searches of other species showing sympathy to loved ones, or simply had some sort of emotions, those included some of the smartest known species, like Dolphins, Apes, and Elephants, all preceded by humans of course.

I agree. The more we study other species, the more we find that they have a lot in common with us. We have communicated with apes who know sign language. They can understand and interact with language just like a child. We have also taught dolphins how to be creative, which is a trait almost never found in the animal kingdom. Certain types of crows are considered the best problem solvers besides us in the animal kingdom. Dogs are capable of the process of elimination and work with humans more effectively than any other animal.

In my opinion, elephants have the most human-like emotions. Elephants have a special sense of empathy. They are also very self-conscious and form complex relationships. Elephants are capable of noticing or hearing a newcomer into their group even faster than humans notice a new kid in a class. Elephants show signs of strong attachment to other species, such as dogs, and are most interestingly, are fascinated by their dead. If a herd of elephants find a dead elephant from their herd, they will hang around it for a while and even show similarities to rituals, etc... Few other animals even recognize or value their dead.

And I do believe the most destructive emotion that I can imagine would be Wrath, rage. Depending on the strength and sheer will of the individual, the results can be catastrophic, and such emotion can be held by those who have been severely abused, by being victims of bullies, to being abused in different, unspeakable manners at home. I would believe those who possess this sort of personality or emotion could have possibly been enraged towards what they have gotten in their lifetime, and in somewhat of a way, willingly trying to take vengeance.

In my opinion, the most destructive emotion is the negative side of pride. When people think they are always right and deserve more than they have, this leads to a lot of really bad events. If you look at all the major tragic events throughout, or even in the past twenty years, they have their roots mainly in pride.

Many strong fascists have had beliefs that their country was superior and therefore deserved more land or a more pure population. I hate to comment on such a recent event, but WW II was caused mainly by the emotion of pride. Or if you look at terrorists, many are so prideful about their religion that they feel it is their duty to purify the world, by whatever actions it takes, even violence. Most religious people don't take it that far, but some do. The Cold War also had its roots in pride, with both sides believing that it was their duty to spread the ideal form of government, though neither was completely correct.

The problem with pride is that it is also a necessary emotion. Every human must have some pride if they want to have self esteem. However, pride gets out of control very quickly. Everyone has at some point thought they knew what was best more than anyone else for a particular problem. When we are that sure that we are right, we lose empathy and begin doing things that look crazy to others. Pride isn't particularly difficult to understand, it's just very tricky because it is two-faced. I still don't really get jealousy, though. What do you mean by this sentence?

Hence making it such a poisonous emotion, as it causes such a long term jealousy, practically the first stages of rage if put to context.

It's fun talking about this stuff with ya, Miner!

 

[Miner9823]

Absolutely mesmerizing response from you, BitoBain!

Why are humans so smart? Science simply says chance. We were lucky enough to live on a planet with more than everything we need. We have been given billions of years to develop into what we are now, and it's all apparently, (though I don't think evolution explains everything) all because of evolution. Sometimes I just can't help but notice that life is too beautiful to have come by chance, so I sometimes question whether there is a God, or some sort of intelligent designer. To delve even deeper, the basic laws of math and physics are especially beautiful as well, and apparently they have always just been there? What if we lived in only one type of universe, and in another universe only two of Newton's three laws applied? Or a universe where gold rusts and iron doesn't? Or what if pi was exactly 3 in another universe? Maybe time doesn't have to be linear. It's all so strange to think about.

It's always such an interesting factor to wonder how we human beings have managed to develop our mental capacity so vastly as other species in the kingdom of Earth haven't yet. And I would usually consider so many possibilities towards why we have been gifted such knowledge and capacity of our brains. We may never know, what if we did have celestial ancestors who passed their knowledge down to us so we can discover possibilities as we develop? We could potentially be evolving right this instance and we don't even know. And considering the multiverse is a great way to put it, we never know, there could be a universe to which Francium is the least explosive element in the periodic table.

I agree. The more we study other species, the more we find that they have a lot in common with us. We have communicated with apes who know sign language. They can understand and interact with language just like a child. We have also taught dolphins how to be creative, which is a trait almost never found in the animal kingdom. Certain types of crows are considered the best problem solvers besides us in the animal kingdom. Dogs are capable of the process of elimination and work with humans more effectively than any other animal.

In my opinion, elephants have the most human-like emotions. Elephants have a special sense of empathy. They are also very self-conscious and form complex relationships. Elephants are capable of noticing or hearing a newcomer into their group even faster than humans notice a new kid in a class. Elephants show signs of strong attachment to other species, such as dogs, and are most interestingly, are fascinated by their dead. If a herd of elephants find a dead elephant from their herd, they will hang around it for a while and even show similarities to rituals, etc... Few other animals even recognize or value their dead.

It is quite incredible knowing that even animals in the world can show signs of empathy, and emotion for their loved ones or simply ones of their kind, what is quite incredible is knowing that so many animals are willing to protect their children until they have grown to a certain stage in life to which they can fend off for themselves, a good example was when I went to India to visit of my father's good friends and it turned out they lived quite near a rubber tree forest too! And they had also owned a few goats as well, it turned out one of the goats recently had a baby and we got an opportunity to carry them, and the thing is, the mother goat had charged at one of us who were carrying its baby, it gave us a realization that the mother goat cared about the protection of its baby, concerned that it was in danger.

And what truly intrigues me is how intellectual some animals can be, including birds! African Greys are considered one of the most intelligent birds in the world, and it was practically true, it was amazing seeing that they could speak like a normal human being, it's like we are communicating with other species in the world, yet again, they usually just simply imitate, and unfortunately they don't have much emotion as elephants do, however they do give signs on how they are feeling, depending on their actions and in a way, eyes and mouth, I've actually seen an African grey smile before, it was quite a lovely sight.

In my opinion, the most destructive emotion is the negative side of pride. When people think they are always right and deserve more than they have, this leads to a lot of really bad events. If you look at all the major tragic events throughout, or even in the past twenty years, they have their roots mainly in pride.

Many strong fascists have had beliefs that their country was superior and therefore deserved more land or a more pure population. I hate to comment on such a recent event, but WW II was caused mainly by the emotion of pride. Or if you look at terrorists, many are so prideful about their religion that they feel it is their duty to purify the world, by whatever actions it takes, even violence. Most religious people don't take it that far, but some do. The Cold War also had its roots in pride, with both sides believing that it was their duty to spread the ideal form of government, though neither was completely correct.

I do admire how you have given a good analogy of our political past and the wars that have occurred to give a good point towards why pride can be so dangerous, and in a manner, I believe you are correct, maybe I have given my opinion with a little less depth towards why it could be dangerous, because the roots to those sort of emotions could usually be due to pride. And in a manner, envy could possibly be due to pride as well, maybe when there is someone who is constantly showing off their success in a way, this could result to people being envious towards the individual with too much pride. And in a way, I've had plenty of experiences with class mates of mine having pride, and I grew envious of them myself, and in a way, pride could indeed be a dangerous emotion, it has the potential of affecting quite a lot of people as it seems.

I still don't really get jealousy, though. What do you mean by this sentence?

Apologies for not putting it clear on it, I was a little confused myself when I have re-read it. But what I would mean is that a lot of envious people usually have been jealous of others for a good period of time, and maybe when put to context, envious people could end up snapping and begin the emotion of rage, which could have quite a big effect, and as an analogy, a bully could be envious towards this specific student who has quite high standards, high grades, good hair, and all that, the bully eventually begins raging due to the fact that they could be jealous of the student, which then causes the bully to begin hurting the good student and trying to put them down.

Overall, I too enjoy discussing matters like these with you, BitoBain.

 

[Mooclan]

I have taken consideration about human emotion for quite some time, what truly intrigued me was how we as a species living on Earth were intellectual enough to develop a vast variety of emotions, and as well recognizing them, this proves to show how far we have gotten as a species on Earth, being capable of verbal communication, understanding human behaviour and basic psychology, learning to read, write, and speak, as well as forming different cultures and languages, and of course, human emotion.

But the big question is, how did we manage to go so far, but other species on Earth haven't? I mean, we've developed so much, we have made giant skyscrapers, incredible technology and communication, and most of all, our knowledge. A subject like this, I would gladly continue discussing about, about our evolution, however it will remain dormant in future references. But I will stick to our basic human psychology in the meantime, just so I can remain on subject.

Human psychology and emotion has been around with us for quite some time, in a matter of fact, it was most probably closely by our side ever since we have began evolving from the water if that is so the case. But despite how clear we sometimes portray our emotions, excluding a few individuals, Kristen Stewart. Ahem, other species portray emotions over their loved ones, or to themselves as well. There has been searches of other species showing sympathy to loved ones, or simply had some sort of emotions, those included some of the smartest known species, like Dolphins, Apes, and Elephants, all preceded by humans of course.

But emotion does not generally focus on just humans, and as I have stated before, it affects many living things throughout the globe, and many have different feelings each time. And now back to humans, we humans are supposedly the only species to actually recognize, and study our emotions from deep inside, some take it for granted, while others are grateful for it. And a great majority of emotions comes in different patterns, different reactions, different perspectives from other people.

And I do believe the most destructive emotion that I can imagine would be Wrath, rage. Depending on the strength and sheer will of the individual, the results can be catastrophic, and such emotion can be held by those who have been severely abused, by being victims of bullies, to being abused in different, unspeakable manners at home. I would believe those who possess this sort of personality or emotion could have possibly been enraged towards what they have gotten in their lifetime, and in somewhat of a way, willingly trying to take vengeance.

In somewhat of a way, I do admire a joyful emotion that also portrays some sort of maturity as well, and by that I would be trying to say that I like it when mature people crack a good joke every once in a while. Because in a way, it is somewhat comforting as they are seemingly more trustworthy, as well as a good individual to be associated with. However, when people usually begin knowing me a little more well, I would tend to be a little psychotic in the head, but in a manner, absolutely harmless. I do enjoy somewhat of an immature humor every now and then, depending on what the joke is.

Some negative emotions I have taken thought of would include envy, and regret.
Envy of which is a portrayal of jealousy, however in a manner that has somewhat of a passionate hate towards the individual you "Envy". Hence making it such a poisonous emotion, as it causes such a long term jealousy, practically the first stages of rage if put to context. Some people do suffer from it in a manner to which they do not focus on their personal performance but of other's.

Regret is an emotion that is taken within future references when looking in to what you have experienced, or have done in the past, it is quite a dangerous emotion to which can lead to depression, or in worst cases, suicide. Regret is a form to which you grieve on what you have done in the past, or simply taken to quote... "I regret hurting that person, he did not deserve to get hurt like that", it could in a way show signs of sympathy as well depending on what people are regretting about, which could lead to more positive kinds of emotions, like pride.

Pride is a way to being proud of yourself, or others, to which you admire and are grateful for achieving some sort of success, which, taken to observation could exemplify a father being proud of his son towards achieving first place in some sort of sports. Oddly enough, pride can be somewhat known as a sin, that's referred in to religious terms of course. And that could be because of how in a way destructive it can be, unfortunately I am still a little unsure about the sinful definition of pride, but I would think that going here could help out.

To conclusion, I am indeed surprised to how far we have gotten towards studying human emotion, and there is plenty more aspects of our personality towards which I wish to look further in to, and I would believe that our emotions that are sustained within ourselves are what truly defines us as people, and we are all different, even when coming to terms of emotion and attitude.

Woohoo, long read, and I am so darn tired, I don't understand why I stood up until around 10:00 writing this, but oh well. c:

Yes! Another awesome post by Miner!

It's really amazing. We have such amazing bodies and minds. A tiny lump the size of a hamburger can calculate the vastness of the universe down to particles 10^-35 m wide. Our brains seem to have no limits. Our brains seem to allow us to do virtually anything we want. We are driven by rich emotions and our dreams never end. If something is possible, then our brains can imagine it, and often conceive a way to achieve it. We have built airplanes that defy gravity, spaceships to go to a body in space that previous generations have only speculated about, a massive connection of ideas known as the internet, and more.

Why are humans so smart? Science simply says chance. We were lucky enough to live on a planet with more than everything we need. We have been given billions of years to develop into what we are now, and it's all apparently, (though I don't think evolution explains everything) all because of evolution. Sometimes I just can't help but notice that life is too beautiful to have come by chance, so I sometimes question whether there is a God, or some sort of intelligent designer. To delve even deeper, the basic laws of math and physics are especially beautiful as well, and apparently they have always just been there? What if we lived in only one type of universe, and in another universe only two of Newton's three laws applied? Or a universe where gold rusts and iron doesn't? Or what if pi was exactly 3 in another universe? Maybe time doesn't have to be linear. It's all so strange to think about.

I agree. The more we study other species, the more we find that they have a lot in common with us. We have communicated with apes who know sign language. They can understand and interact with language just like a child. We have also taught dolphins how to be creative, which is a trait almost never found in the animal kingdom. Certain types of crows are considered the best problem solvers besides us in the animal kingdom. Dogs are capable of the process of elimination and work with humans more effectively than any other animal.

In my opinion, elephants have the most human-like emotions. Elephants have a special sense of empathy. They are also very self-conscious and form complex relationships. Elephants are capable of noticing or hearing a newcomer into their group even faster than humans notice a new kid in a class. Elephants show signs of strong attachment to other species, such as dogs, and are most interestingly, are fascinated by their dead. If a herd of elephants find a dead elephant from their herd, they will hang around it for a while and even show similarities to rituals, etc... Few other animals even recognize or value their dead.

In my opinion, the most destructive emotion is the negative side of pride. When people think they are always right and deserve more than they have, this leads to a lot of really bad events. If you look at all the major tragic events throughout, or even in the past twenty years, they have their roots mainly in pride.

Many strong fascists have had beliefs that their country was superior and therefore deserved more land or a more pure population. I hate to comment on such a recent event, but WW II was caused mainly by the emotion of pride. Or if you look at terrorists, many are so prideful about their religion that they feel it is their duty to purify the world, by whatever actions it takes, even violence. Most religious people don't take it that far, but some do. The Cold War also had its roots in pride, with both sides believing that it was their duty to spread the ideal form of government, though neither was completely correct.

The problem with pride is that it is also a necessary emotion. Every human must have some pride if they want to have self esteem. However, pride gets out of control very quickly. Everyone has at some point thought they knew what was best more than anyone else for a particular problem. When we are that sure that we are right, we lose empathy and begin doing things that look crazy to others. Pride isn't particularly difficult to understand, it's just very tricky because it is two-faced. I still don't really get jealousy, though. What do you mean by this sentence?


It's fun talking about this stuff with ya, Miner!

Absolutely mesmerizing response from you, BitoBain!



It's always such an interesting factor to wonder how we human beings have managed to develop our mental capacity so vastly as other species in the kingdom of Earth haven't yet. And I would usually consider so many possibilities towards why we have been gifted such knowledge and capacity of our brains. We may never know, what if we did have celestial ancestors who passed their knowledge down to us so we can discover possibilities as we develop? We could potentially be evolving right this instance and we don't even know. And considering the multiverse is a great way to put it, we never know, there could be a universe to which Francium is the least explosive element in the periodic table.



It is quite incredible knowing that even animals in the world can show signs of empathy, and emotion for their loved ones or simply ones of their kind, what is quite incredible is knowing that so many animals are willing to protect their children until they have grown to a certain stage in life to which they can fend off for themselves, a good example was when I went to India to visit of my father's good friends and it turned out they lived quite near a rubber tree forest too! And they had also owned a few goats as well, it turned out one of the goats recently had a baby and we got an opportunity to carry them, and the thing is, the mother goat had charged at one of us who were carrying its baby, it gave us a realization that the mother goat cared about the protection of its baby, concerned that it was in danger.

And what truly intrigues me is how intellectual some animals can be, including birds! African Greys are considered one of the most intelligent birds in the world, and it was practically true, it was amazing seeing that they could speak like a normal human being, it's like we are communicating with other species in the world, yet again, they usually just simply imitate, and unfortunately they don't have much emotion as elephants do, however they do give signs on how they are feeling, depending on their actions and in a way, eyes and mouth, I've actually seen an African grey smile before, it was quite a lovely sight.



I do admire how you have given a good analogy of our political past and the wars that have occurred to give a good point towards why pride can be so dangerous, and in a manner, I believe you are correct, maybe I have given my opinion with a little less depth towards why it could be dangerous, because the roots to those sort of emotions could usually be due to pride. And in a manner, envy could possibly be due to pride as well, maybe when there is someone who is constantly showing off their success in a way, this could result to people being envious towards the individual with too much pride. And in a way, I've had plenty of experiences with class mates of mine having pride, and I grew envious of them myself, and in a way, pride could indeed be a dangerous emotion, it has the potential of affecting quite a lot of people as it seems.



Apologies for not putting it clear on it, I was a little confused myself when I have re-read it. But what I would mean is that a lot of envious people usually have been jealous of others for a good period of time, and maybe when put to context, envious people could end up snapping and begin the emotion of rage, which could have quite a big effect, and as an analogy, a bully could be envious towards this specific student who has quite high standards, high grades, good hair, and all that, the bully eventually begins raging due to the fact that they could be jealous of the student, which then causes the bully to begin hurting the good student and trying to put them down.

Overall, I too enjoy discussing matters like these with you, BitoBain.

i'm honestly sitting here going "how tf am i expected to write like that"

 

[Cimmy]

I have taken consideration about human emotion for quite some time, what truly intrigued me was how we as a species living on Earth were intellectual enough to develop a vast variety of emotions, and as well recognizing them, this proves to show how far we have gotten as a species on Earth, being capable of verbal communication, understanding human behaviour and basic psychology, learning to read, write, and speak, as well as forming different cultures and languages, and of course, human emotion.

But the big question is, how did we manage to go so far, but other species on Earth haven't? I mean, we've developed so much, we have made giant skyscrapers, incredible technology and communication, and most of all, our knowledge. A subject like this, I would gladly continue discussing about, about our evolution, however it will remain dormant in future references. But I will stick to our basic human psychology in the meantime, just so I can remain on subject.

Human psychology and emotion has been around with us for quite some time, in a matter of fact, it was most probably closely by our side ever since we have began evolving from the water if that is so the case. But despite how clear we sometimes portray our emotions, excluding a few individuals, Kristen Stewart. Ahem, other species portray emotions over their loved ones, or to themselves as well. There has been searches of other species showing sympathy to loved ones, or simply had some sort of emotions, those included some of the smartest known species, like Dolphins, Apes, and Elephants, all preceded by humans of course.

But emotion does not generally focus on just humans, and as I have stated before, it affects many living things throughout the globe, and many have different feelings each time. And now back to humans, we humans are supposedly the only species to actually recognize, and study our emotions from deep inside, some take it for granted, while others are grateful for it. And a great majority of emotions comes in different patterns, different reactions, different perspectives from other people.

And I do believe the most destructive emotion that I can imagine would be Wrath, rage. Depending on the strength and sheer will of the individual, the results can be catastrophic, and such emotion can be held by those who have been severely abused, by being victims of bullies, to being abused in different, unspeakable manners at home. I would believe those who possess this sort of personality or emotion could have possibly been enraged towards what they have gotten in their lifetime, and in somewhat of a way, willingly trying to take vengeance.

In somewhat of a way, I do admire a joyful emotion that also portrays some sort of maturity as well, and by that I would be trying to say that I like it when mature people crack a good joke every once in a while. Because in a way, it is somewhat comforting as they are seemingly more trustworthy, as well as a good individual to be associated with. However, when people usually begin knowing me a little more well, I would tend to be a little psychotic in the head, but in a manner, absolutely harmless. I do enjoy somewhat of an immature humor every now and then, depending on what the joke is.

Some negative emotions I have taken thought of would include envy, and regret.
Envy of which is a portrayal of jealousy, however in a manner that has somewhat of a passionate hate towards the individual you "Envy". Hence making it such a poisonous emotion, as it causes such a long term jealousy, practically the first stages of rage if put to context. Some people do suffer from it in a manner to which they do not focus on their personal performance but of other's.

Regret is an emotion that is taken within future references when looking in to what you have experienced, or have done in the past, it is quite a dangerous emotion to which can lead to depression, or in worst cases, suicide. Regret is a form to which you grieve on what you have done in the past, or simply taken to quote... "I regret hurting that person, he did not deserve to get hurt like that", it could in a way show signs of sympathy as well depending on what people are regretting about, which could lead to more positive kinds of emotions, like pride.

Pride is a way to being proud of yourself, or others, to which you admire and are grateful for achieving some sort of success, which, taken to observation could exemplify a father being proud of his son towards achieving first place in some sort of sports. Oddly enough, pride can be somewhat known as a sin, that's referred in to religious terms of course. And that could be because of how in a way destructive it can be, unfortunately I am still a little unsure about the sinful definition of pride, but I would think that going here could help out.

To conclusion, I am indeed surprised to how far we have gotten towards studying human emotion, and there is plenty more aspects of our personality towards which I wish to look further in to, and I would believe that our emotions that are sustained within ourselves are what truly defines us as people, and we are all different, even when coming to terms of emotion and attitude.

Woohoo, long read, and I am so darn tired, I don't understand why I stood up until around 10:00 writing this, but oh well. c:

Yes! Another awesome post by Miner!

It's really amazing. We have such amazing bodies and minds. A tiny lump the size of a hamburger can calculate the vastness of the universe down to particles 10^-35 m wide. Our brains seem to have no limits. Our brains seem to allow us to do virtually anything we want. We are driven by rich emotions and our dreams never end. If something is possible, then our brains can imagine it, and often conceive a way to achieve it. We have built airplanes that defy gravity, spaceships to go to a body in space that previous generations have only speculated about, a massive connection of ideas known as the internet, and more.

Why are humans so smart? Science simply says chance. We were lucky enough to live on a planet with more than everything we need. We have been given billions of years to develop into what we are now, and it's all apparently, (though I don't think evolution explains everything) all because of evolution. Sometimes I just can't help but notice that life is too beautiful to have come by chance, so I sometimes question whether there is a God, or some sort of intelligent designer. To delve even deeper, the basic laws of math and physics are especially beautiful as well, and apparently they have always just been there? What if we lived in only one type of universe, and in another universe only two of Newton's three laws applied? Or a universe where gold rusts and iron doesn't? Or what if pi was exactly 3 in another universe? Maybe time doesn't have to be linear. It's all so strange to think about.

I agree. The more we study other species, the more we find that they have a lot in common with us. We have communicated with apes who know sign language. They can understand and interact with language just like a child. We have also taught dolphins how to be creative, which is a trait almost never found in the animal kingdom. Certain types of crows are considered the best problem solvers besides us in the animal kingdom. Dogs are capable of the process of elimination and work with humans more effectively than any other animal.

In my opinion, elephants have the most human-like emotions. Elephants have a special sense of empathy. They are also very self-conscious and form complex relationships. Elephants are capable of noticing or hearing a newcomer into their group even faster than humans notice a new kid in a class. Elephants show signs of strong attachment to other species, such as dogs, and are most interestingly, are fascinated by their dead. If a herd of elephants find a dead elephant from their herd, they will hang around it for a while and even show similarities to rituals, etc... Few other animals even recognize or value their dead.

In my opinion, the most destructive emotion is the negative side of pride. When people think they are always right and deserve more than they have, this leads to a lot of really bad events. If you look at all the major tragic events throughout, or even in the past twenty years, they have their roots mainly in pride.

Many strong fascists have had beliefs that their country was superior and therefore deserved more land or a more pure population. I hate to comment on such a recent event, but WW II was caused mainly by the emotion of pride. Or if you look at terrorists, many are so prideful about their religion that they feel it is their duty to purify the world, by whatever actions it takes, even violence. Most religious people don't take it that far, but some do. The Cold War also had its roots in pride, with both sides believing that it was their duty to spread the ideal form of government, though neither was completely correct.

The problem with pride is that it is also a necessary emotion. Every human must have some pride if they want to have self esteem. However, pride gets out of control very quickly. Everyone has at some point thought they knew what was best more than anyone else for a particular problem. When we are that sure that we are right, we lose empathy and begin doing things that look crazy to others. Pride isn't particularly difficult to understand, it's just very tricky because it is two-faced. I still don't really get jealousy, though. What do you mean by this sentence?


It's fun talking about this stuff with ya, Miner!

Absolutely mesmerizing response from you, BitoBain!



It's always such an interesting factor to wonder how we human beings have managed to develop our mental capacity so vastly as other species in the kingdom of Earth haven't yet. And I would usually consider so many possibilities towards why we have been gifted such knowledge and capacity of our brains. We may never know, what if we did have celestial ancestors who passed their knowledge down to us so we can discover possibilities as we develop? We could potentially be evolving right this instance and we don't even know. And considering the multiverse is a great way to put it, we never know, there could be a universe to which Francium is the least explosive element in the periodic table.



It is quite incredible knowing that even animals in the world can show signs of empathy, and emotion for their loved ones or simply ones of their kind, what is quite incredible is knowing that so many animals are willing to protect their children until they have grown to a certain stage in life to which they can fend off for themselves, a good example was when I went to India to visit of my father's good friends and it turned out they lived quite near a rubber tree forest too! And they had also owned a few goats as well, it turned out one of the goats recently had a baby and we got an opportunity to carry them, and the thing is, the mother goat had charged at one of us who were carrying its baby, it gave us a realization that the mother goat cared about the protection of its baby, concerned that it was in danger.

And what truly intrigues me is how intellectual some animals can be, including birds! African Greys are considered one of the most intelligent birds in the world, and it was practically true, it was amazing seeing that they could speak like a normal human being, it's like we are communicating with other species in the world, yet again, they usually just simply imitate, and unfortunately they don't have much emotion as elephants do, however they do give signs on how they are feeling, depending on their actions and in a way, eyes and mouth, I've actually seen an African grey smile before, it was quite a lovely sight.



I do admire how you have given a good analogy of our political past and the wars that have occurred to give a good point towards why pride can be so dangerous, and in a manner, I believe you are correct, maybe I have given my opinion with a little less depth towards why it could be dangerous, because the roots to those sort of emotions could usually be due to pride. And in a manner, envy could possibly be due to pride as well, maybe when there is someone who is constantly showing off their success in a way, this could result to people being envious towards the individual with too much pride. And in a way, I've had plenty of experiences with class mates of mine having pride, and I grew envious of them myself, and in a way, pride could indeed be a dangerous emotion, it has the potential of affecting quite a lot of people as it seems.



Apologies for not putting it clear on it, I was a little confused myself when I have re-read it. But what I would mean is that a lot of envious people usually have been jealous of others for a good period of time, and maybe when put to context, envious people could end up snapping and begin the emotion of rage, which could have quite a big effect, and as an analogy, a bully could be envious towards this specific student who has quite high standards, high grades, good hair, and all that, the bully eventually begins raging due to the fact that they could be jealous of the student, which then causes the bully to begin hurting the good student and trying to put them down.

Overall, I too enjoy discussing matters like these with you, BitoBain.

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i'm honestly sitting here going "how tf am i expected to write like that"

No worries, you already write in a manner like that! ^-^
Go ahead and look at your old and long posts and remember how much of an epic forumer you are. :3

O.O heres my post

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This is pretty accurate, and I've got to admit, pretty enjoyable to read the basics of emotion! ^-^