Phileosophie

I was thinking about relationships recently. There's a guy in England, who I think is keen on me. He doesn't know I'm leaving, and I don't know how to tell him. He's fighting his own battles.. trying to decide how much time he can give another person, and I don't know how much I want him to decide to choose me. Because I'm leaving. And choosing me might mean heartbreak. It might require too much from him, too soon. He's a really nice guy.. so I wish I could want to 'win' this situation more. But I don't know. Winning would be hard.   

This comes from a great video I watched recently. It is linked below and I found it very insightful.  There are Four Basic Negative Emotions in all people.  - Anger (amygdala) - Disgust (insula) --> something that will hurt you. telling you that you should avoid it. It is biologically directed towards pathogens, but politicians use this to control people. Eg Wuhan virus, or republicans vs democrats - Sadness (dorsal anterior singular cortex) --> stems from losing something or someone you love - Fear (amygdala) Negative does not mean bad. It means these are the things that signal threat to us, from the outside world. Contempt is a combination of two negative emotions - Anger and Disgust When you express contempt / disgust, it is interpreted by the brain of your partner as "you think I'm a pathogen, and I need to be cast out". Even if you dont mean it. So dont roll your eyes, dont be sarcastic. When you are feeling that coldness that comes with Contempt, that is when ...