Have you ever felt a deep wave of admiration for someone, only to realize that it flowed out of a hidden desire to please them? If you haven't, totally fine. But for people who feel emotions on a deeper level, such complex feelings play a large part in our experiences. Such has been the case for me. I often tunnel down rabbit holes of thought, getting lost in dreamworlds of what things could be like. Dreams melt into reality inside my head, as sweet and saccharine as freshly melted honey. I can just about shiver at the warmth oozing off of the conversations that weren't to be, the excitement present in the air. My inner world is rich with the glory of standards that reality will never measure up to. What I wrote above is an example of what emotions are felt within my heart at any given moment. Notice the complexity. It can't really be explained in just a few words. Layers upon layers of memories tie back to the moment, enrapturing the mind within a spell. You can see the quick transition from heaven to the deepest depths of hell within a short amount of time. There's one mistake that people tend to make, and it's confusing two important parts of emotions. For all of you reading this right now...depth is not the same as intensity. You can feel a strong burst of jealousy towards your friend and want to rip the trophy right out of their hands. That is intensity, since you're consumed by the entire feeling. But that is different from depth, where you could have multiple conflicting thoughts of envy, pride, and confusion. Depth is where the real turmoil is, where you couldn't even explain the feelings even if you tried. People who feel deeply often are separated from the rest of the world. They experience things on a much more personal level than most of the population. Say, if the average person saw their sibling being bullied, they would move on with their lives relatively untouched save for that one moment of protective instinct. But a deep person is destined to harbor the exact emotions they felt at the time for a long time afterwards, perhaps even months or years. For this reason, negative emotions rock deep people much more heavily. It may lead to paralyzing fear, constant self doubt, or irrepressible surges of rage. They might not be able to voice their troubles to other people, since what they are feeling goes so much deeper than one instant. Some pieces of the puzzle may remain unknown until a later revelation, when everything finally clicks. That's why I often think about past conversations even long after they have happened. However, a valuable lesson that I've learned over the years is not to get too hung over in emotions. Emotions are like a double-edged sword; they allow humans to go on a roller coaster ride from magnificent euphoric nirvana to hair-tearing numb agony. Sometimes they can even pull us further down than the meanest word ever could. And certainly, they are in no way any excuse to act toxic or demean another person. So practice gratitude. Being genuinely thankful for all of the good memories you've had with those close to you will keep all of those negative emotions at bay. Best of all, you'll be surrounded by your precious chums and a bucketful of chuckles. If this article was enjoyable, please send me 10 tokens of appreciation on Dogecoin (just kidding! Most of you won't even get this reference. GOOGLE IT IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.) Check out the rest of my site and follow me on social media - you won't regret it!
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