Tag: control

Distraction can be a momentary thing, a glitch in our concentration, an external interference that grabs our attention until we pull it back to what we were doing before. Such a distraction is… more emotion Distraction

Sometimes, the accusation that a person is uptight is itself used as a tool of social control, to try to force individuals to engage in activities that they don’t feel comfortable with.

A literal trap is a device that lures an animal in, and then closes in around them, with something like a box, a rope, a net, or an unbreakable metal clamp. An animal… more emotion Trapped

Speakers of Tagalog, the most common language in the Philippines, speak of a particular kind of emotion that comes over people, making them grit their teeth or tremble with the futile effort to… more emotion Gigil

We like to think we know what happiness is. We might not have achieved it yet, but we have an idea of what being happy might look like, and build plans for how… more emotion Happy

One of the reasons that attempts to depict emotion as something that can be objectively determined are inherently flawed is that emotions take on different meanings depending upon the perspective from which they… more emotion Mischievous

Usually, when we enter into an activity, we hold some part of ourselves back from it. We engage, but with one skeptical eye, questioning whether we’re doing the right thing, looking for signs… more emotion Abandon

You’re a stable, sensible person… except when something unexpected drives you beyond reason. You have perfect self-control, until you’re wigged out. When you’re wigged out, you just can’t handle things any more. You’re… more emotion Wigged Out

Dudgeon is an emotion of personal affront that is felt to such an extent that it is impossible to restrain from displays that are clearly intended to communicate the feeling. One difference between… more emotion Dudgeon