'Disgust' seems like an odd word to use, but I'm not sure there's a better one, perhaps it's the best choice!
I do think it's too strong a word to use, and it vied with annoyance, frustration, and contempt for the role, but I didn't find a better one. For definition's sake, I'll call disgust a certain strong, but transient emotional response to something I find unethical, a response that moreover impels me away from interacting with its object (unlike outrage or anger, say).
I wonder if that word is onamotepedic. :)
Nope, etymologically it more or less means "distaste".
Maybe having a strong reaction to something (disgust or whatever else) and then not allowing one's self to express it--because it's negative or inappropriate--creates a lot of stress.
It does, but it seems to me that more stress is caused by expressing disgust. It may be a better kind of stress, though.
...I'm suprised to find that frequently it's a better representation of what I actually think than the first thing that would have come out of my mouth would have been.
I've come across the idea that words said in passion are more telling, more informative and more honest than those said after thought, but I think this isn't true. Though there are also strange cases like mine, where the more I care about something, the more deliberate and controlled my words become.
I sure hope it's true, I'd be very flattered to think I could be actually reasonable sometimes!
I think you're fairly reasonable, though you do tend to err on the side of charity.
Interesting point on the apathy thing.
Thanks! As it happens, I'm trying to put together an inventory of those more subtle needs, so that I can compensate for deficiencies without relying on my dodgy instincts.
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Date: 2010-01-13 08:08 pm (UTC)I do think it's too strong a word to use, and it vied with annoyance, frustration, and contempt for the role, but I didn't find a better one. For definition's sake, I'll call disgust a certain strong, but transient emotional response to something I find unethical, a response that moreover impels me away from interacting with its object (unlike outrage or anger, say).
I wonder if that word is onamotepedic. :)
Nope, etymologically it more or less means "distaste".
Maybe having a strong reaction to something (disgust or whatever else) and then not allowing one's self to express it--because it's negative or inappropriate--creates a lot of stress.
It does, but it seems to me that more stress is caused by expressing disgust. It may be a better kind of stress, though.
...I'm suprised to find that frequently it's a better representation of what I actually think than the first thing that would have come out of my mouth would have been.
I've come across the idea that words said in passion are more telling, more informative and more honest than those said after thought, but I think this isn't true. Though there are also strange cases like mine, where the more I care about something, the more deliberate and controlled my words become.
I sure hope it's true, I'd be very flattered to think I could be actually reasonable sometimes!
I think you're fairly reasonable, though you do tend to err on the side of charity.
Interesting point on the apathy thing.
Thanks! As it happens, I'm trying to put together an inventory of those more subtle needs, so that I can compensate for deficiencies without relying on my dodgy instincts.