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Do Feelings Come Before Thoughts?

Elena Rostova • • 7 min read
Do Feelings Come Before Thoughts?

Thoughts are ways of dealing with feelings
In the primary case, in the standard situation, feelings come first. Thoughts are ways of dealing with feelings – ways of, as it were, thinking our way out of feelings – ways of finding solutions that meets the needs that lie behind the feelings.

Do emotions create thoughts?

How you feel (and your body language) is a reflection of what you're thinking about. Since emotions and the body's reactions are triggered by the thoughts you give attention to, therefore, you're living in a world of thought: Your thoughts create your experiences, and thus, you experience what you think.

Is there a difference between thoughts and feelings?

‍An emotion is a physical state as a result of stimuli. A feeling is your experience of the emotion and its context. A thought is all the words you use to describe it. ... We then tell ourselves a story about those emotions and what they mean in our life — thoughts about feelings from emotions.

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Elena Rostova

Elena Rostova holds a Master's degree in Public Health Journalism. She covers groundbreaking medical research, holistic wellness trends, mental health awareness, and nutritional science.