Tag: disorientation

Whereas a surprise can be unsettling and confusing, the emotion of shock is associated with the possibility of actual physical harm.

Surprise is one of the six basic emotions proposed by psychologist Paul Ekman in the mid-20th century. Ekman claimed that these emotions were biologically universal to all human beings, and were, like chemical… more emotion Surprise

Recently, President Donald Trump declared, “You know, if you want to go out and buy groceries, you need identification.” This isn’t at all true, not even a tiny little bit. There is no… more emotion Bewilderment

Being out of sorts isn’t really the same thing as feeling discombobulated or the emotion of ilinx. Ilinx refers to a specific feeling of exhilarated disorientation that comes from being spun around and… more emotion Out of Sorts

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

The poet David Whyte translates the opening lines of Dante’s Divine Comedy as follows: “In the middle of the road of life I awoke in a dark wood where the true way was… more emotion Lost

Etymology, the study of the origins of words, can often help us to understand the subtle depths of meaning that rest below their taken for granted day-to-day use. This is certainly the case… more emotion Discombobulated

To feel the emotion of ilinx is to experience a kind of temporary turbulence that provokes a disorientation reaching down to the very core of our sense of self in the world. Is… more emotion Ilinx