1.What Is An Emotion
“There is no consensus in the literature on a definition of emotion.”
“The term is taken for granted in itself and, most often, emotion is defined with reference to a list: anger, disgust, fear, joy, sadness, and surprise.”
“Emotion is any mental experience with high intensity and high hedonic content (pleasure/displeasure).”
2.Emotional Detachment
What it is? — Inability or unwillingness to connect with other people on an emotional level.
Positive emotional detachment: helps protect people from unwanted drama, anxiety, or stress.
Negative emotional detachment: feel “numbed” or “muted”
Symptoms: reduced ability to express emotion; not easily sharing emotions or feelings; can’t engage in conversations from an emotional standpoint; difficulty creating or maintaining personal relationships; a lack of attention, or appearing preoccupied when around others.
Causes: by choice — as a result of abuse, others; by choice — choose to proactively remove me from an emotional situation to help me remain cool and keep me calm.
3. Things to Look for Emotions
Playing Card for 2 Hours (I should spent these time to write application essay.)
> Felt so tiered and a little sleepy (I might be doing something that I thought would make me delighted）
Sang Karaoke at School
> Felt nothing special and not very enjoyed. (I tried to make myself engage but I couldn’t.)
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Watched Horror Movie Triangle
> Felt a little nauseous and worried; Kept telling myself things happens in the movie are fictions
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Watched one of my favourite movies The Hobbit
> Felt nothing special but worried about whether I was wasting my time
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Filled a White Board With Mice (drawing)
> Felt calm and no special feelings
4.Things That Make Me Feel Calmness and Serenity
1)Laying on my bed and reading books that I like at night
2)Walking in the snow at night while shaking tree branches to let the snow falling down
3)Smelling the odor of flower, grass, and dirt after rainfall in the summer
4)Doing physical exercise with people
5)Skiing at high speed while appreciating the scenery of the mountain
6)Dancing my own Chinese folk dance on a large stage
7)Sitting somewhere that I feel safe and let my imagination go free to envision my future.
8)Hiding in my room and practicing to sing the songs I like