Default Emotion

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mastermind

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Robert Plutchik developed a theory showing eight primary human emotions and argued that all human emotions can be derived from these.Boredom has been my "default" emotion for a while..What is your default emotion? What do you feel a majority of the time?

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For a long time I was in apprehension, and I seem to default there when I am stressed. Although I move around through all of the warm color moods most of the time.
 
Amused apathy is my default emotion. It looks like serenity, but it isn't quite.
 
I fall into the green sector on that chart. I usually feel a bittersweet combination of anxiety and peace, of attachment and loss.
 
As Patrick Swayze taught me in Donnie Darko, all human emotion actually stems from Fear and Love...
 
For a long time, mine was pensiveness, but now it's acceptance. Sometimes, I slip into serenity. I suppose that means I've grown?
 
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I tend not to notice my emotions unless a) they are obvious and overwhelming, or b) I'm purposely trying to notice them to answer a "How do you feel?" question. Even then, it can take some effort.

That's why I like the 'mood in pictures' thread. Instead of trying to translate anything, I can just look through pictures until: "Yup, that's it."

Looking at the chart right now, I feel some blend of 'interest' and 'apprehension.' But I don't know what my most frequent emotions are.
 
INFJesus said:
Where is shame???
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Wouldn't that be self-directed contempt? Or possibly remorse? It's definitely a form of disgust, so it should be hovering around that purple section.
 
BlinkandThink said:
Wouldn't that be self-directed contempt? Or possibly remorse? It's definitely a form of disgust, so it should be hovering around that purple section.
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Yes, I would have to agree.. good eye, thanks

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No, human emotions can be explained by the all the lost Alien souls released by Lord Xenu
 
Damn, would be nice to have optimism as a default emotion. I decided I will do that.
 
Chronic irreverence.

ETA: ...with humor, of course.
 
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I've been thinking about this question, and I think I have an answer now! Speaking only about the recent past... because I went through a lengthy dark blue/purple period before that, and my memory isn't good enough to discuss any earlier period with certainty.


I think I'm mostly orange ("interest"/"anticipation"), yellow ("joy"), and darker green ("apprehension"), which splashes of sky blue ("amazement"/"surprise"/"distraction").


The color I feel least is probably light green ("trust").
 
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complete apathy with a healthy dose of pain :m176:

I wouldnt have it any other way :mcunni:
 
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