List of human emotions we can experience

There is a huge list of human emotions that we are capable of experiencing. However often times we only experience a very limited number of emotions.

It is always the same few ; happiness, anger, love, confidence, anxiety, stress, relaxed. Ask people what emotions do they experience in a week and they'll invariably say those common emotions.

The more type of emotions we feel, the more colorful our life experience will be. It is not that we can't experience a wide array of emotions, rather it is because we often label different emotions into a common group like happy or sad that we forget to experience that emotion for what it is.

Take happy. There is happy, ecstatic, cheerful, relax, excited, exhilarated etc. All those emotions are unique in their own way but we usually label it as happy. By doing that we unintentionally take away it's characteristics and thus take away our experience.

By changing how you label what your emotions you'll change the way you feel. Use stronger labels when experiencing positive emotions and less intense descriptions when going through negative emotions. Doing that alone will literally change your emotional experience. The list below will help you do that.

Below is a list of human emotions sorted by the least to the most intense.

Positive Human Emotions

Glad Happy Delighted Joyful Elated Thrilled Exhilarated

Hopeful Expectant Relieved Satisfied Assured Certain

Able Capable Confident Strong Courageous Powerful

Adequate Good Great Excellent Sublime

Comfortable Relaxed Pleasant Peaceful Pleasure

Eager Surprised Excited Lively Enthusiastic

Stable Positive Superior Magnificent Glorious

Interested Fascinated Awe Inspired

Love Compassion Sympathy Empathy

Other positive emotions

Beautiful Charmed Cheerful

Contented Determined Energetic

Glamorous Graceful Grateful

Humorous Playfulness Pride

At the same time, notice that sometimes your negative emotions may not be as intense as you think. It depends on how we label the emotion. Perhaps you are not angry, rather just irritated. Or not disappointed but just frustrated.

Negative Human Emotions

Concerned Worry Anxious Stressed Overwhelmed Exasperated

Tired Burdened Weary Exhausted Drained

Jumpy Intimidated Apprehensive Hostile Destructive

Uncomfortable Annoyed Frustrated Angry In rage

Indifferent Ignored Contempt Rude Obnoxious

Sad Depressed Grief Agony Misery

Cautious Doubtful Hesitant Wary Suspicious

Nervous Scared Fear Shocked Panic

Dissatisfied Upset Disappointed Crushed

Other negative emotions

Confused Disgusted Embarrassment Envy

Greed Guilt Harassed Humiliation

Jealousy Manipulated Pressured Regret

Remorse Revenge Shame Wasteful

Negative emotions can literally control our lives if we do not handle them.

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Final thoughts...

Always remember that there are so many types of emotions out there. Come back to this list of human emotions frequently and check how many did you experience. A life filled with emotions is a rich life.

Now go out there and enjoy every experience you have.

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