what is the link between body and emotions?

Question

if my body bascically doesn't change, day to day, hour to hour, why do my emotions change, what affects their change, and what aspect of myself are affected by their change?

Answer 1

The chemicals in your brain, which is the motherboard of your body, affect the rest of you, and your emotions and feelings. It is a very fascinating subject, and is continually studied. We all want to know why we and others do the things we do.

Answer 2

If I am not mistaken, your body is constantly in a state of change. This is basically due to cell reproduction. I believe that due to the growth of infant/juvenile bodies of all species, that they actually reproduce and/or replace themselves (cellularly) every few days. This process of course slows down as the age of the 'creature' (even us) increases.

But again, the real cool part is that indeed we (and others) are NOT the same person we were 'previously'--not figuratively--but LITERALLY!!!

Think about the implications!?

For instance, if you were to change some aspect of yourself (psychologically, mentally, emotionally)--internally and even externally, then you could literally be 'a different person'--as you actually are!?

Most people do not realize this; and even when you acknowledge it, it still is very difficult to have any kind of meaningful personal experience to validate it.

About the only time we have an experience that we can actually be aware of is when we see a 'old friend', family member, etc., that we haven't seen in a long time.

Then there are all the BILLIONS of electro-chemical changes that are in a state of 'contiual flux and motion'; to include but not limited to 'brain functions', autonomic functions (digestion, breathing, cellular functions),etc.

Then there are those 'changes' (here speaking of ALL) that some would NOT consider to be 'real'; i.e., those of a 'spiritual' nature.

So, what is the body - emotional connection?

Well, some believe that emotions can actually change your physical self. Like 'being happy'--or even laughing at something that 'tickles' you; or on the other hand--being depressed, gloomy, etc.

Makes sense. If your 'outlook' changes, or is changing, etc., then it would stand to reason that you might make different decisions based upon on how you feel--or don't feel, eh?

If you 'feel healthy', you then might be, think and act 'healthy'.

If you 'feel loved', then you might be, think and act in a loving way. Love can also cause one to be, think and act in very 'illogical', but yet, the 'illogic' can be fun and pleasing.

I believe that one could make an endless number of correspondences.

In some 'metaphysical traditions' there are those who believe that we (as humans) are primarily emotional in nature. They also believe that this relationship is often symbolized by 'water'--oceans, rivers, etc.

Water finds it's own level and takes the 'easiest', most unimpeded, least resistive path. It doesn't think.

This would make sense on many levels to include the fact that our bodies are mostly water (70% I think).

Notice that water makes up about the same percentage of what the earth is composed of.

Some think, feel and believe that this is one of the primary purposes that we are here on this earth--in this plane of existence, or at/in this particular level of evolution...

...and that is to experience and master our emotions...

Regards,

Answer 3

Brain, hormones (e.g cortisol - stress hormone), neurotransmitters (dopamine, serotonin), perception, homeostasis (sugar levels, tiredness etc), drugs (legal/illegal) . . . They all work in their own different way and for a more detailed explanation I recommend you google their actions

Interestingly, every 7 years or so, all our original cells have died, being replaced with new ones. So our body is constantly changing and I am made from totally different cells to myself of 7 years ago. So our bodies are always changing.

That's a really interesting question though, because, at the end of the day, whilse we all accept that there's a link between mind and body, they're both seen as seperate things, hence we go to a doctor for physical ailments, a therapist for mental health and a priest for spiritual health. They all interact and their effects can be so varied that it makes me realise how little we know about this area. . .

Answer 4

It's all in your head, literally.
Your brain control your physical body such as breathing, digestion, temperature etc.
Your mind controls all your emotions and feelings.
You could feel sad or miserable if your body was wet and cold, but it would be your mind that was having the actual thoughts.
So the link between body and emotions all happens in the mind, and the body most of the time just reacts as it can't think.

Answer 5

It is the nature of all things to change - and emotions change fast (your body IS changing, but more slowly). Many factors cause them to change. What you call yourself is a mass of thoughts, emotions, desires, sensations, memories, so yourself is also constantly changing, and different parts of you, as it were, get to sit in the driving seat every now and again.
The link between body and emotions and in fact all your experiences is that part of you that experiences. In other words, your mind. That part of you that is aware moment by moment. What a fascinating question! Well done!

Answer 6

The state of your body changes moment by moment. Emotions affect your body state. If the changes are great enough, your body will change. Example: activity begets hunger, hunger begets appetite and a large appetite causes more weight.

Answer 7

Your emotions change because they are caused by an initial thought, triggered perhaps by someone or something, this will either fade or develop into something else, thus the change. Everything changes with your emotions if you let it, otherwise they can be deeply hidden inside your mind, but still at the same time your emotions will subconsciously affect your behaviour.

:) xx

Answer 8

Your body is changing but you are just not sensitive enough. Haven't you heard of biorhythms, which affect the blood pressure, blood sugar levels and many more?

Body and emotions are closely linked. Notice how you get excited (sexually) when you remember the past experience. Notice how you salivate when you think of good food. Notice how you start sweating and get goose bumps etc. when afraid?

Answer 9

We are complex systems, and each aspect inter-relates. Religiously the body is the vehicle that has the five senses, and the soul is the seat of the emotions. How do they work together? Hit your thumb with a hammer, do you feel angry? Kiss your child when it is hurt, do you also feel its pain?

Answer 10

The essential link between emotions and our physical responses is that of the thought processes in our mind. Our conscious thoughts affect our mind, and these effects can be noticed: I can understand, for instance, why I feel stressed out when I think of certain thoughts, but I do not understand why I have set responses about certain situations without any obviously reason. This could only mean that thoughts are not only what I think verbally, but there are processes that make me think the way I think. That my thoughts grow from something deeper in the mind, in human nature that asserts itself into a realistic world in form of thoughts of one kind of the other. It is as if there is a thinking mechanism that is free from the use of words, which runs silently in the inner most recesses of my mind to validate or invalidate certain types of conscious thoughts into a mood set.

But if I try to pry into my mind this deep, I might go into a trans, or I might lose sensation of my bodily presence. This means that not all the thought process but the out come of this process, the conscious thoughts, connect my inner mind, where my emotions are seated, with my physical being.

The emotions, as I know about, are not the ‘realities’ of the state of my mind but only a projection onto my physical mind, which if I manage to tap into, I might find out something too much to handle, like breaking open a reservoir instead of drawn water systematically, or rationally in this case, through controlled gates or channels of irrigation.

Our emotions that we consciously feel therefore are not purely and exactly how, and how much, we impulsively, instinctively, or inwardly feel, but only how we physically feel, and how much we can handle. Emotions that we become conscious of are merely shadowy expressions of the actual thing inside. I could be said that emotions thoughts of a particular type in a sensational language, heightened in nature, running overwhelmingly parallel to our rational thoughts, making it possible for us to interpret and feel our inner most and private state of being.

Conscious thoughts therefore are the only link between our emotional self and our physical self and that all thoughts are not verbal thoughts; there are thoughts that use the language of subtle sensations making us most personally conditioned for or against certain situation in life, beyond the use of words that our rational or intellectual mind is attuned to use.