S18E6 - Heavy Hearts

Human emotions are complex psychological and physiological responses to significant events, consisting of subjective experiences, bodily reactions, and behavioral expressions. They evolved to aid in survival, social connection, and decision-making.

Subjective Experience: 

How you personally perceive and label the feeling (e.g., "I feel happy").

Physiological Response: Automatic physical changes governed by the brain, such as an increased heart rate from fear or the release of hormones like dopamine.

Behavioral Response: The outward expression of the emotion, such as smiling, crying, or withdrawing.

While often used interchangeably, these terms describe different experiences:

Emotions are automatic, complex, and relatively short-lived reactions to events.

Feelings are the conscious experience and perception of those emotions.

Moods are prolonged, generalized emotional states that often lack a specific, identifiable trigger.

This week we would like to highlight How We Feel if you would like to learn more or donate click the link below. https://howwefeel.org/

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