What can I use instead of thoughts?

Some common synonyms of thought are conception, concept, idea, impression, and notion.

How do we have thoughts?

Neurons release brain chemicals, known as neurotransmitters, which generate these electrical signals in neighboring neurons. The electrical signals propagate like a wave to thousands of neurons, which leads to thought formation. One theory explains that thoughts are generated when neurons fire.

How do you express happiness in text?

Let’s take a look at some of the phrases, idioms and words we can use to express happiness and its different shades and nuances.

  1. Pleased as punch. When you are pleased as punch, you are very happy and delighted.
  2. On cloud nine. You are on cloud nine when you are very happy.
  3. Jump for joy.

What’s a good word for excited?

What is another word for excited?

enthusiastic eager
desirous elated
jovial joyful
joyous thrilled
ecstatic encouraged

How do you describe feelings in English?

emotional = you have strong feelings (happy or sad) and you cry: “When he heard the news, he became quite emotional.” envious = when you want something that someone else has: “I’m very envious of her happiness – I wish I was happy too.” embarrassed = slightly ashamed: “I felt so embarrassed that I went bright red.”

What are 10 different emotions?

Robert Plutchik’s theory

  • Fear → feeling of being afraid , frightened, scared.
  • Anger → feeling angry.
  • Sadness → feeling sad.
  • Joy → feeling happy.
  • Disgust → feeling something is wrong or nasty.
  • Surprise → being unprepared for something.
  • Trust → a positive emotion; admiration is stronger; acceptance is weaker.

What is the greatest emotion?

The Four Most Powerful Emotions

  • #1 Fear. The greatest (and most primitive, since it originates from our early reptilian brain) is fear.
  • #2 Anger. Coming in at a close second is anger.
  • #3 Sorrow. The third emotion is probably sorrow.
  • #4 Joy. The light at the end of the emotional tunnel is of course joy.

What are happy emotions?

Happiness is an emotional state characterized by feelings of joy, satisfaction, contentment, and fulfillment. While happiness has many different definitions, it is often described as involving positive emotions and life satisfaction.

What are the top 5 emotions?

If we summarized all the research done toward labeling the basic human emotions we would generally conclude there are 5 basic emotions: joy, fear, sadness, disgust and anger.

What are the top 10 emotions?

Dr. Fredrickson identified the following as the ten most common positive emotions: Joy, Gratitude, Serenity, Interest, Hope, Pride, Amusement, Inspiration, Awe, Love.

How do you describe being happy?

More Words for “Happy” Pleased — This word means between “happy” and “satisfied.” Cheerful — This is when someone is visibly happy. They walk into the room, and you can see it in the way they walk, what they say and the massive smile on their face. Exuberant — This is like cheerful — but even stronger.

Is hope an emotion or feeling?

Most current theories of emotion do not include hope as an emotion (at least not a prototypic emotion). Averill bases his conclusion that hope is an emotion on the findings of a study that compared hope to two other emotions (love and anger).