What emotion is the strongest?

Are emotions the same as feelings?

While emotions start as sensations in the body, feelings are generated from our thoughts about those emotions. Or in other words, feelings are how we interpret emotions and let them sink in. We use the word, "feel," for both physical and emotional states.

Which comes first feelings or emotions?

Emotions come first, then feelings come after as the emotion chemicals go to work in our bodies. Then moods develop from a combination of feelings. Emotions are chemicals released in response to our interpretation of a specific trigger.

Are emotions often called feelings?

In everyday language, people often use the terms emotions, feelings, and moods interchangeably, but they actually mean different things. Emotions are reactions to stimuli, but feelings are what we experience as a result of emotions.

What is the critical difference between emotions and feelings?

Let me summarize this: Emotions are chemical reactions within your body. At the same time, feelings are your personal interpretation of that reaction based on your individual social, cultural, and circumstantial experiences. Emotions are happening within you; they are raw signals guiding you.