The 27 types of feelings

What types of feelings exist? Before talking about it, let’s differentiate emotion from feeling. When we experience an emotion, there is a stimulus that triggers this automatic response. On the other hand, feelings refer to the way in which we relate to that emotion; It would be the perception we have of said emotion.

In this article we will talk about 27 types of feelings (although we must keep in mind that some of them could also be considered an emotion). What characterizes them? Let’s find out.

The 27 types of feelings: characteristics and what they are for

The stimuli and situations we experience trigger emotions and feelings. Emotions fulfill an adaptive function, although sometimes we do not manage them adequately, which can cause suffering.

Another question is whether the feelings that these generate in us lead us to pleasant sensations or not, to behaviors that harm us or not, etc. (but that would be another question). Without further ado, we will tell you what the 27 types of feelings consist of.

Euphoria

The euphoria It is a feeling that leads us to feel a kind of “high”. When we feel euphoric, our perception of life is magnificent; This is a typical feeling of manic episodes of bipolar disorder.

Optimism

Optimism is another type of feeling that involves seeing life in an optimistic and hopeful way.

Gratitude

Gratitude is a feeling of gratitude towards life, people, things… There are studies that link gratitude with happiness.

Keen

Affect is defined as a pleasant feeling when connecting with people. However, affect can also be negative (when we no longer talk about a feeling as much).

Admiration

It is the feeling that is born when we feel appreciation for something or someone. We feel admiration for things that seem interesting, beautiful, different, special…

Happiness

Happiness can be considered a feeling but also a state. It is related to the way we value the vinea, this being in a positive way, as a whole. Happiness brings us joy and also calms us.

Happiness

Joy is a feeling that is consistent with a good state of mind. When we are happy we have enthusiasm, we want to do things, and we can enjoy.

Love

Love It is a complex and intense feeling (although there are many types of love). It is a feeling of lively affection and inclination towards people to whom we wish everything good.

Hope

Another type of feeling is hope. is defined as ‘the belief that we can achieve the goals we set for ourselves’. It implies enthusiasm and an optimistic vision of the future.

Humor

Humor makes us perceive stimuli as something fun. It also makes us fun.

Satisfaction

It implies a feeling of well-being or pleasure. we feel it when a desire has been fulfilled or when a need has been met.

Surprise

Surprise is the reaction we give when we perceive something as novel, unexpected or strange.

Liking

Liking is defined as the ‘affability, a pleasant way of treating people‘. But it can also be another type of feeling that arises when things (or people) give us admiration or satisfaction, when we like them.

Indignation

Indignation is a feeling of discomfort that we experience when we consider something unfair.

Compassion

It is what we experience when we feel sorry or pity for someone who is suffering.

Impatience

Impatience is the feeling that arises when we need something at a precise moment and cannot obtain it.

Frustration

We experience these feelings when the expectations we have about something or someone are truncated. Also, when we do not achieve what we had set out to do.

Sadness

Sadness is another type of feeling, and implies a feeling of inner restlessness, which sometimes leads us to crying. It allows us to overcome losses or disappointmentsrelease tensions, become aware of what is happening to us, ask for help…

Anger

Anger is the feeling of bad disposition towards something or someone, a feeling of disgust, irritation or exacerbation.

Hate

Hate implies a repulsion towards things or people. Hatred can lead us to other types of feelingslike anger or rage.

Envy

Envy is that feeling we experience when we want something we don’t have and that we see in others.

Jealousy

Jealousy should not be confused with envy. In this case, it is the emotional response that appears when we perceive a threat towards something we consider our own.

Indignation

Outrage entails a feeling of discomfort towards things that we consider unfair.

Revenge

Revenge involves getting back at people who have wronged us. The desire for revenge implies wanting to do harm to that person so that “justice” is done.

Fear

Fear arises when we perceive danger (or anticipate it). It alerts us to dangerous things and, in a way, is a defense mechanism.

Hostility

It is about that feeling that It generates a feeling of indignation in us or resentment.

hopelessness

Hopelessness, as the name itself indicates, implies the ‘loss of hope’. It is a typical symptom of depression (especially severe depression). It involves the subjective belief that things will never get better.

As we see, we experience different feelings throughout life (and even throughout the day!), and each of them fulfills a certain function. When a person goes from one feeling to another quickly (or rather, from one mood to another), then we talk about emotional lability.

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