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Distinctions...
- Thread starter Edward
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Emotions tend to manifest in physical ways, to my observation anyway. Feelings I think tend to be more related to ideas, thoughts, convictions--some sort of intuitive understanding, when you have an idea you can't express in words.
Well, that's my attempt anyway. I've never really thought about it before and do tend to use the words interchangeably.
I do think the two are very linked.
Well, that's my attempt anyway. I've never really thought about it before and do tend to use the words interchangeably.
I do think the two are very linked.
Brother Joe
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Yeah, I agree with what questdriven said. I also think emotions are more of a sudden thing that happens and feelings take a little bit of thought before they manifest.
Edward
2024 Supporter
Wouldn't that make 'em different? One is suddenly (and the body has a reaction), and one is after thought (and the body has a reaction also, but usually milder than Emotions, right?)
That's kind of what I was thinking, and wanted to be sure. The sudden one, Emotions, is sudden and powerful...like rage or love. It makes lots of people lose their composure, usually females when they break down and cry etc.,
Whereas feelings are the product of thought?? Màybe feelings are a spiritual sense?
Kidron
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What's The Distinction/Difference Between Feelings, and Emotions?
Please be as detailed as possible.
Emotions are Feelings spelled with an "E", and vice versa.
Feelings are the apple's peeling wrapped about the emotional core.
Feelings are the lens of the Emotional camera.
Feelings follow Emotions as night follows day.
Feelings are the melody and Emotions are the Notes.
Edward
2024 Supporter
That's what I used to think. That they are very relative to each other so are kind of the same thing, but the more I think about it...the more I see a distinct difference. Perhaps that was a bad way to say that..I get the feeling they are significantly different. Lol
Dear Brother Edward, I tend to think of feelings exempt from emotions in that emotions might be compared to Elijah’s observance in 1 Kings 19:12 And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice. This to me is the feelings to the voice of God which produced a peace that passes understanding in the midst of a storm.What's The Distinction/Difference Between Feelings, and Emotions?
Please be as detailed as possible.
I also believe that these words can be compared with the word happiness in that it depends upon good happenings producing emotions. Peace, the result of God’s safety is the Perfect Peace only those exercised in feelings of calm excluding emotions can know. Feelings to me is somewhat expressed by the following story.
Perfect Peace excerpt.
"in the heart of the raging waters, growing from a cracked rock was a delicate shrub shielding a nest. Unaffected by the violent surroundings was a small bird sitting calmly in its nest."
http://peopleforothers.loyolapress.com/2011/04/wisdom-story-58/
I'm going to say that what may be called "intuitive" is based primarily on preconceived notions gathered from previous data.
JohnDB
Member
Emotions are different from feelings.
Think of it as, "I feel hot, cold, or afraid"...
Feelings are momentary and emotions are more generalized over time.
IOW I am an emotional person...meaning that I can get angry or sad or happy or giddy at the drop of a hat.
I may be having an emotional period where I am blue or happy or more ready to have one of those feelings than I will at other times. When I have a propensity for feeling happy it is because I am having a joyous emotional period.
And there are other times that my emotions run towards being depressed and moody where I can get sad or angry very quickly.
And yes, there are times that I can be easily startled...but I am not going to let my fears get the best of me.
Nor do I usually allow my momentary feelings get in the way of some course of action that I wish to do. Feelings of insecurity or inadequacy for example usually lead to inaction. That feeling of being in quicksand which can lead to an emotion of doing nothing...never speaking...not doing anything to "rock the boat". AKA an introverted period of time.
Where they are almost synonymous...not really and my emotions are getting the best of me when trying to answer this thread.
Think of it as, "I feel hot, cold, or afraid"...
Feelings are momentary and emotions are more generalized over time.
IOW I am an emotional person...meaning that I can get angry or sad or happy or giddy at the drop of a hat.
I may be having an emotional period where I am blue or happy or more ready to have one of those feelings than I will at other times. When I have a propensity for feeling happy it is because I am having a joyous emotional period.
And there are other times that my emotions run towards being depressed and moody where I can get sad or angry very quickly.
And yes, there are times that I can be easily startled...but I am not going to let my fears get the best of me.
Nor do I usually allow my momentary feelings get in the way of some course of action that I wish to do. Feelings of insecurity or inadequacy for example usually lead to inaction. That feeling of being in quicksand which can lead to an emotion of doing nothing...never speaking...not doing anything to "rock the boat". AKA an introverted period of time.
Where they are almost synonymous...not really and my emotions are getting the best of me when trying to answer this thread.
Not_Now.Soon
Member
Same thing but with different words. At least that's the way I've understood it. Don't know why, the etymology of each word would be interesting to study. But I consider them to be basically the same thing. The difference is the grammar structure that there used in. You can say your feeling angry or sad or happy, but not that your emotioning angry sad or happy. On the other side you can say you have happy emotions, and say you have happy feelings. So where they overlap when we use them and where they don't could be the cues to your answer. Over all I think they are the same.
Not_Now.Soon
Member
From http://www.etymonline.com
feel (v.)
Old English felan "to touch or have a sensory experience of; perceive, sense (something)," in late Old English "have a mental perception," from Proto-Germanic *foljan (cognates: Old Saxon gifolian, Old Frisian fela, Dutch voelen, Old High German vuolen, German fühlen "to feel," Old Norse falma "to grope"), from PIE root *pal- "to touch, feel, shake, strike softly" (cognates: Greek psallein "to pluck (the harp)," Latin palpare "to touch softly, stroke," palpitare "to move quickly"), perhaps ultimately imitative.
The meaning in Old English was "to perceive through senses which are not referred to any special organ." Sense of "be conscious of a tactile sensation, sense pain, pleasure, illness, etc.; have an emotional experience or reaction," developed by c. 1200, also "have an opinion or conviction;" that of "to react with sympathy or compassion" is from mid-14c. Meaning "to try by touch" is from early 14c. From late 14c. as "know (something) beforehand, to have foreknowledge of." To feel like "want to" attested from 1829.
feel (n.)
early 13c., "sensation, understanding," from feel (v.). Meaning "action of feeling" is from mid-15c. That of "sensation produced (by an object, surface, etc.)" is from 1739. Slang sense of "a sexual grope" is from 1932; from verbal phrase to feel (someone) up(1930).
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emotion (n.)
1570s, "a (social) moving, stirring, agitation," from Middle French émotion (16c.), from Old French emouvoir "stir up" (12c.), from Latin emovere "move out, remove, agitate," from assimilated form of ex- "out" (see ex-) + movere "to move" (see move(v.)). Sense of "strong feeling" is first recorded 1650s; extended to any feeling by 1808.
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With language there's usually a further step to look back to see where a word or phrase stems from, but here's what a quick search gave.
feel (v.)
Old English felan "to touch or have a sensory experience of; perceive, sense (something)," in late Old English "have a mental perception," from Proto-Germanic *foljan (cognates: Old Saxon gifolian, Old Frisian fela, Dutch voelen, Old High German vuolen, German fühlen "to feel," Old Norse falma "to grope"), from PIE root *pal- "to touch, feel, shake, strike softly" (cognates: Greek psallein "to pluck (the harp)," Latin palpare "to touch softly, stroke," palpitare "to move quickly"), perhaps ultimately imitative.
The meaning in Old English was "to perceive through senses which are not referred to any special organ." Sense of "be conscious of a tactile sensation, sense pain, pleasure, illness, etc.; have an emotional experience or reaction," developed by c. 1200, also "have an opinion or conviction;" that of "to react with sympathy or compassion" is from mid-14c. Meaning "to try by touch" is from early 14c. From late 14c. as "know (something) beforehand, to have foreknowledge of." To feel like "want to" attested from 1829.
feel (n.)
early 13c., "sensation, understanding," from feel (v.). Meaning "action of feeling" is from mid-15c. That of "sensation produced (by an object, surface, etc.)" is from 1739. Slang sense of "a sexual grope" is from 1932; from verbal phrase to feel (someone) up(1930).
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emotion (n.)
1570s, "a (social) moving, stirring, agitation," from Middle French émotion (16c.), from Old French emouvoir "stir up" (12c.), from Latin emovere "move out, remove, agitate," from assimilated form of ex- "out" (see ex-) + movere "to move" (see move(v.)). Sense of "strong feeling" is first recorded 1650s; extended to any feeling by 1808.
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With language there's usually a further step to look back to see where a word or phrase stems from, but here's what a quick search gave.
"Feeling" seems to be a broader term than emotion. You can "feel" sad and that's an emotion, but "feeling" the soft fur of a cat isn't an emotion.
Physical sensations or feelings are signals transmitted from organoleptic sensors to the brain. The 5 familiar senses of touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing are examples. We also have a sense of balance controlled by signals coming from our inner ears. A sense of thirst controlled by osmotic sensors monitoring the level of electrolytes in our system. Hunger by sensors monitoring our glucose levels, etc...
Emotions are originated inside our brains, rather than being transmitted to our brains by nerves. They are affected by a complex mixture of neurotransmitters and hormones. If one of these chemicals gets out of kilter, this can affect our emotional state. For example, a paucity of serotonin can lead to sadness, or even depression.
Of course, our soul and spirit play a part, but science does not know how to analyze this phenomenon.
Emotions are originated inside our brains, rather than being transmitted to our brains by nerves. They are affected by a complex mixture of neurotransmitters and hormones. If one of these chemicals gets out of kilter, this can affect our emotional state. For example, a paucity of serotonin can lead to sadness, or even depression.
Of course, our soul and spirit play a part, but science does not know how to analyze this phenomenon.
So, "feeling" is less specific than "emotion". Feeling when not referring to the senses or emotions, seems to refer to something else. What some may call "gut instinct" or "intuition". I stand by my initial statement that this sense of feeling is based primarily on a system of thoughts and ideas...what you "feel" to be right based on what you know. This is not the same as analysis since it does not rely on careful scrutinizing; rather it relies on what you know now.
Intuition, at least as used in MBTI theory, is essentially a "web of facts", being able to either see the big picture and see how everything connects or being able to look into a subject and explore it's ins and outs deeply. In either case, it's having a general knowledge on something and knowing things about the world based on this. I am basing my statement on this use of the word.
That said, we can "feel" God's presence, too. There does seem to be a part of our brains that can connect with a spiritual God, if the study on being able to artificially reproduce that feeling using that part says anything. (Being able to simulate something by stimulating it doesn't mean it doesn't actually work naturally. Rather, that they are able to do this suggests that we were made to communicate with God, because that part of our brain exists in the first place.) This would be another sense of "feeling".
Intuition, at least as used in MBTI theory, is essentially a "web of facts", being able to either see the big picture and see how everything connects or being able to look into a subject and explore it's ins and outs deeply. In either case, it's having a general knowledge on something and knowing things about the world based on this. I am basing my statement on this use of the word.
That said, we can "feel" God's presence, too. There does seem to be a part of our brains that can connect with a spiritual God, if the study on being able to artificially reproduce that feeling using that part says anything. (Being able to simulate something by stimulating it doesn't mean it doesn't actually work naturally. Rather, that they are able to do this suggests that we were made to communicate with God, because that part of our brain exists in the first place.) This would be another sense of "feeling".
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