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Do you even know who V.J. Wukmir was? Are his conclusions accepted by the Psychiatric Association? Are his conclusions integrated into any diagnoses published in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders? All leading scientist who study the brain admit that very little is known about it. Can you explain to me how emotions are severed?
We're always experiencing some type of emotion or feeling. Our emotional state varies throughout the day as a result of what happens to us - and of the stimuli we perceive. However, we may not always be conscious of it, according to a published review by Gonzales, Barrull, Pons and Marteles on a pioneering study on emotions by professor V.J. Wukmir, author of "Emotion and Suffering." When emotions are described as positive or negative, it's not so much a value judgment as it is a description of the main action of each group.
Negative emotions express an intention to exclude - strengthening one's position at the expense of others. They're fueled by an underlying fear of the unknown, a fear of the actions of others and a need to control them or stop them to avoid being harmed.
Positive emotions express an intention to include - taking the whole into consideration. Positive emotions involve the exploration of more viewpoints and interacting more with others. They're fueled by an underlying desire for enjoyment and unity.
Some emotions camouflage as positive or negative, but really are the opposite of what they pretend, according to the Transformational Processing Institute. For example, there's a type of pity that appears as genuine concern for others, but which is taking comfort in the fact that someone else is worse off than you.
Although it might sound like the negative emotions are just something to get rid of, that's not necessarily the case. They actually serve important functions. They can reveal something one doesn't know and can't deal with. If that becomes motivation to then learn it and deal with it, this can be very useful. If you're always joyful, for example, you might miss noticing things that are wrong.
As human beings, we express all sorts of combinations of emotions. Some of us could be chronically stuck in a negative emotion. Others might be stuck in a positive one. And in stressful situations, we tend to react according to certain emotional patterns. A casual remark might push a button that unleashes pent-up anger. Sound familiar?
A helpful goal is to be fluid in terms of emotion - being able to use whatever emotion is most appropriate - and being able to use the full range as necessary. Most likely, a person who is fluid and flexible will choose to live mostly in a positive frame of mind. But the goal is actually integration - moving beyond the positive/negative idea altogether.
http://www.wvgazette.com/Life/LindaArnold/200811130733?page=2&build=cache
Until Wukmir's work of 1967, "Emoción y Sufrimiento", nobody has been able to give a coherent explanation of emotion. All that it has been said, and it is still said, are ambiguities and hazy descriptions of its general effects.
http://www.biopsychology.org/biopsychology/papers/what_is_emotion.htm
You tell me.
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Of course I don’t mind if you take someone else’s conclusions. But, I was hoping to have an intelligent conversation with a person who has formed an opinion through critical thinking. My emotional reaction to you writing that I pulled my statement out of my ass was anger and I wanted to attack and maybe call you a dumbass. But, I put that emotion aside. I told my subconscious that I was not under a physical attack. That anger was not the appropriate response. To achieve my goal of intellectual discourse it is better for me to try to explain my reasoning.
So instead of anger you switch to passive-aggressiveness.
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