Feelings

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//"3a // **: ** the undifferentiated background of one's awareness considered apart from any identifiable sensation, perception, or thought."
 * What are feelings?**

Feelings form a final emotional conclusion about life, how to live it, and more importantly, how to survive physically and mentally in a world of chaos.

"Objects draw and invoke emotions. This is a natural phenomenon, and is essential for human survival."~ Carl Jung Ultimately Emotions inform your Feelings. Happiness Worry Contentment Bitterness Love Depression || **Examples**: Joy Fear Entusiasm Anger Lust Sadness ||
 * What is the difference between feelings and emotions?**
 * __**Feelings**__ || **__Emotions__** ||
 * Tell us how to live || Tell us what we "like" and "dislike" ||
 * There is right and wrong way to be || There are good and bad actions ||
 * Your emotions matter || The external world matters ||
 * Long term attitude toward reality || Our initial attitude toward reality ||
 * Alert us to anticipated dangers and prepares us for action || Alert us to immediate dangers and prepares us for action ||
 * Ensure long-term survival of self || Ensure immediate survival of self ||
 * Feelings are low key but sustainable || Emotions are intense but temporary ||
 * **Examples**:

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If you, as a child, were to have had a candy bar and a bully knocked it in the dirt, your initial reaction would be emotional. You may feel angry or sad and may even be overwhelmed by these emotions and cry. In the long term, your feelings towards the bully would be bitterness and may carry over into your adult life.
 * In real life:**

__References__ http://www.authentic-systems.com/featured-articles/difference-between-emotions-and-feelings/ http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feeling