ok so: the is/ought problem, but for feelings
x happens
I feel angry
wait, before the anger is fear
wait, there is sadness, then fear, then anger
why is "sadness" where the rubber meets the road?
is it "x happens; associatively retrieve related memory y; feel those feelings"?
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but how did I have the feelings in y? infinite regress?
maybe emotional system doesn't distinguish retrieved memory from present? so this problem only shows up when u react to the past instead of the present, but it is also possible to react to the present?
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the way lays it out in the bio-emotive framework is like this: prior to emotions like “sad” or “angry” something happens to you and you have an “interpersonal feeling” about it, e.g. “betrayed” or “abandoned”; often projections / flashbacks to past stuff
interpersonal feelings in turn trigger core feelings which trigger emotions
so a full-stack example: gf didn’t respond to my texts ➡️ feel abandoned ➡️ feel worthless ➡️ feel sad or scared or angry or all three
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ohhh I did hear this, but it didn't click, thanks for the example
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I read and listened to some of his stuff, & like what I took away
if it's not a flashback, how does the emotional rubber meet the road? I think I realized that so many of my emotions were reactive than I am now confused as to how one could not be
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hm can you elaborate a little on what you mean by “rubber meet the road” and non-reactive? (i have a guess but want to double-check)
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