Each of the three levels of mental experience, thoughts, emotions and moods uses different types of words, in the list above : Troubled, Curious, Secretive, Indifferent describes thought processes and attitudes : Words such as Angry, Loving, Jealous, usefully describe emotions, ; Overwhelmed, depressed, exhausted, active, calm describe moods The differentiation between these three levels … [Read more…]
Moods are the backdrop to our experience of the day. They influence how we feel and how we think. It is much easier to be happy, and to think positive thoughts when you are in a good mood, than those times when you are in a bad mood. Your mood influences your feelings, your emotions … [Read more…]
Emotions, feeling and hormones come from the limbic system. This part of the brain includes the amygdala, hippocampus, hypothalamus, thalamus to name but a few. It looks a little bit like the Star Ship Enterprise, for those of you who remember Star Trek – a series that predates Star Wars when good guys still ran … [Read more…]
Thoughts, attitudes, words themselves, learning, skills, consciousness, intelligence, creativity come from this part of the brain, which is the most sophisticated part of the brain. If the cortex is damaged, these functions suffer accordingly. Although all mammals have a cerebral cortex, or ‘outer crust’ to their brain, it is primates and particularly humans who have … [Read more…]
Although there is an infinite amount of subtlety and detail in our daily experiences, they might be broadly described as belonging to one of three categories i) Thoughts and Attitudesii) Emotions and Feelingsiii) Moods Each one feels slightly different. On the whole we tend to feel more distanced from i) Thoughts and Attitudes, as compared … [Read more…]