This article will continue to be updated slowly.
This is my methodology and database for analyzing emotions in the current situation.
note: I plan to further add perspectives such as imperfection, isolation, contempt, belonging, lack of knowledge, stability, dominance, submission, and discord, which can give rise to feelings of shame and guilt.
Flow of Analysis
- Self-awareness of Emotions: Recognize and feel the emotion that's occurring within. You might sense different things in your head, heart, and body.
Related Articles:【Practicing Emotional Metacognition】 - Boundary Awareness: Pay careful attention to who might be influencing you.
Related Articles:【About Personal Boundaries: Discussion & Guide】 - Reasoning: Consider the potential for emotional contagion and unresolved psychological issues. Note: Further details are provided in the section below
- Realization: Sometimes, a hint or inspiration emerges, leading to beneficial changes for growth. Often, what transpires is different from what was initially imagined.
- Self-acceptance: Regardless of which possibility was at play, embrace the situation without judging it as good or bad.
Related Articles:【About Acceptance: Discussion & Guide】
Emotional Analysis: A Practical Example of Disgust
There's a feeling of disgust. What triggered my reaction? It's likely that the unforgivable misery I see in the person I'm interacting with is also present and unresolved within me. What kind of misery am I trying to avoid? Before it spreads to others, let's acknowledge it by saying, "It's miserable, but it's okay."
The Universal Nature of Mental Weaknesses: A Journey Through Time and Interaction
There are numerous theories regarding mental states, but notably, the stages of growth theories proposed by Erikson and Maslow stand out. These theories suggest that an individual undergoes diverse changes, each pointing to a different direction of growth. The values deemed as "good" dynamically shift according to age and circumstances. Moreover, upon reflection, one can understand the importance of periods often labeled as "bad", such as dormant or cocoon phases. This concept of changes based on life stages is also emphasized in the teachings of Confucius and other wise individuals.
Reference:【Erik Erikson - Wikipedia】 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Erikson
Reference:【Abraham Maslow - Wikipedia】 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Maslow
Personally, through interactions across various times and with different individuals, I've come to feel that the weaknesses or flaws in my mental state are universal. Although there may be fluctuations based on situations or degrees, I believe they are fundamentally common. Especially when my health is compromised and external pressures increase, unhealthy personality traits can momentarily surface. This could also be influenced by emotional contagion, suggesting that the presence or actions of others might be impacting these traits.
I feel that there are specific trends or patterns to these personality traits and emotional fluctuations. While it's inevitable to be affected by biases, using frameworks like Plutchik's Wheel of Emotions, the Enneagram, and DSM-IV has been helpful for analysis and understanding within constraints. Considering creating a unique framework tailored to your needs can be valuable. I started with a foundational framework and, over time, have continuously refined, expanded, and shaped it.
The perspectives to consider include: Pleasure vs. Displeasure, Fight vs. Flight, Trust vs. Disgust, Fear vs. Assertiveness (or Courage), Proactivity vs. Passivity, Defense Mechanisms vs. Healthy Coping, Forgiveness vs. Salvation, Sin vs. Punishment, Weakness vs. Strength, Avoidance vs. Endurance, Self-blame vs. Blaming Others, Dominance vs. Submission, Consciousness vs. Unconsciousness, and Subjectivity vs. Objectivity.
This framework, like the 3C, 4P, SWOT, and Value Chain analyses, is invoked based on bodily sensations, using a limited number of analytical axes. It acts heuristically, and of course, it's also a breeding ground for biases.
The Reasoning Process: Discovering My Hidden Emotions
Exploring the Core: Prohibitions, Obligations, and Desires
It's essential to recognize feelings like "I shouldn't do that" (prohibitions), "I have to do this" (obligations), and "I want to be like this" (desires) as key terms in our unconscious. Often, these terms arise from psychological defense mechanisms, unconscious strategies we've developed from past experiences and environments to protect ourselves from unpleasant emotions and thoughts. These key terms might have formed to shield us from potential harm, or to safeguard vulnerable aspects within us or emotions we'd rather not feel.
Diving Deeper: Crafting a Personal Emotional Database
The emotions we feel and the words we use can provide clues to our mental state and feelings. Understanding this process is invaluable when delving into the depths of oneself.
I've always begun with the most immediate and tangible emotions, diving deeper to uncover those that are hidden. My goal is to pinpoint my innermost feelings. Throughout this process, I've discovered that certain introspective questions and cues are especially helpful. Everyone's journey is unique, so I encourage you to use this as a reference and create your own emotional database.
Using programming as an analogy, it feels as though I have a standard library, akin to computer languages, for emotions within me. For instance, when I cannot acknowledge my real-life vulnerabilities, ideals come into play. It's as if there's a function named "idealization," and if the "sense weakness" function returns true, it invokes the ideal. Otherwise, it calls upon acceptance. Such patterns are numerous within me.
Understanding the Categories
- Feeling: Direct experiences and emotions. A specific state or emotion.
- Hidden: Potential emotions or states that might be lurking behind, not immediately visible on the surface.
- Self-Query: Advice or a clue for realization and insight.
- Related Phenomenon: Emotions or behaviors that occur simultaneously or consecutively.
Weakness and Wrongdoing: Insights From a Perspective
Feeling: Disgust
Hidden: Inexcusable Weakness
Self-Query: Do you feel you shouldn't act in that way? Have you ever done such a thing in the past during tough times?
Related Phenomenon: Under intense stress, or in a relaxed state, acting in the same manner as the object of disdain.
Feeling: Impatience
Hidden: Anxiety about the future due to weakness
Self-Query: Would you feel sad if things don't go as you envision? Embarrassed? Like you've failed?
Related Phenomenon: A simultaneous onset of duty and responsibility. Feeling that not reaching the ideal desire is abnormal. Perceiving others as weak.
Feeling: Anticipation
Hidden: End of Anger
Self-Query: You're predicting a positive future, aren't you? Will you be okay if things don't turn out that way?
Related Phenomenon: The subsequent emotions are "feeling betrayed," "conceit," and "intrusiveness."
Feeling: Anger
Hidden: unforgivable sadness
Self-Query: Are you sad?
Related Phenomenon: Finding and attempting to save a vulnerable and pitiable aspect of oneself that one feels needs protection. Forgiveness comes from accepting that you cannot save it.
Feeling: Worry
Hidden: Safety and vigilance
Self-Query: Are you safe now? Apart from your feelings, is something else happening?
Related Phenomenon: When safety is compromised, there are instances where one starts to push oneself and the anxiety suddenly disappears, making the worry seem baseless.
Hidden Emotions Through the Enneagram Perspective
When delving into hidden emotions, I've found the 81 states of Riso's Enneagram to be immensely helpful. The stage at Level 6 is especially significant. From the 81 emotional states, I mentally pinpoint the one that resonates closest with my current feelings. There might be discrepancies between self-assessment and evaluations from others, as well as distinctions between work and personal life. It's crucial to realize that various facets of oneself can manifest within a single day. Based on these observations, the essential checkpoints are as follows.
参考:【新版 エニアグラム【基礎編】 自分を知る９つのタイプ 】
Under construction. The other 7 types will be added in the future.
Feeling: Desire for Order (Judgment, Condemnation)
Hidden: Perfectionism
Self-Query: If your true self is angry, what makes you sad?
Related Phenomenon: There are times when feelings of blame are attached to seemingly sound logic. Others, who were unknowingly used to satisfy the underlying desires behind that logic, may feel anger and disdain as if their rights were taken away. This can sometimes be perceived as "logic harassment" or "logihara."
Example: Mask Policing (or Self-Isolation Policing),Overcompliance,Overzealous enforcement
Feeling: Kindness being taken for granted (feeling of doing favors)
Hidden: Wanting a sense of reciprocation, such as gratitude, Want to attract emotional attention(Love and belonging)
Self-Query: Where lies the difference between being selfish and valuing oneself?
Related Phenomenon: A patronizing attitude, possibly making others feel indebted. Viewing emotional reciprocation as a natural right, which can lead to feeling justified in controlling others. Others may sometimes feel as if they are being blamed by a lover.
Examples: Free Hug Movement: Offering free hugs in public might seem like a genuine gesture of warmth, yet some individuals may have unspoken expectations of receiving gratitude or an emotional return.
Disaster Relief Volunteer Activities: Engaging in these activities out of compassion and a desire to help is common, but for some, there's a hidden hope of getting emotional appreciation in return.
Lovers' Expectations: Just like in intimate relationships, where one partner might occasionally do something nice but with a latent expectation of receiving gratitude or being acknowledged, the same undertone of "obligatory gratitude" can be felt in seemingly selfless actions.
Hidden Emotions From the Personality Disorder Perspective
Emotions and behaviors that manifest when one's condition deteriorates may sometimes be related to their personality. By recalling past instances when my condition was poor and drawing from emotions like sadness or fear, I've utilized this understanding to infer directions for growth and predict better states of condition.
Under construction.
Personality is any person's or individual's collection of interrelated behavioral, cognitive and emotional patterns that biological and environmental factors influence; these interrelated patterns are relatively stable over long time periods, but they change over the entire lifetime. While there is no generally agreed-upon definition of personality, most theories focus on motivation and psychological interactions with the environment one is surrounded by.
Reference:【Personality - Wikipedia】 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personality
Reference:【Personality disorder - Wikipedia】 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personality_disorder
