23 Emotions People Feel, But Can’t Explain
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Opia: The ambiguous intensity of looking someone in the eye, which can feel simultaneously invasive and vulnerable
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Énouement: The bittersweetness of having arrived in the future, seeing how things turn out, but not being able to tell your past self
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Kenopsia: The eerie, forlorn atmosphere of a place that is usually bustling with people but is now abandoned and quiet
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Mauerbauertraurigkeit: The inexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends who you really like
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Vemödalen: The frustration of photographing something amazing when thousands of identical photos already exist
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Exulansis: The tendency to give up trying to talk about an experience because people are unable to relate to it
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Rückkehrunruhe: The feeling of returning home after an immersive trip only to find it fading rapidly from your awareness
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Nodus Tollens: The realization that the plot of your life doesn’t make sense to you anymore
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Onism: The frustration of being stuck in just one body, that inhabits only one place at a time
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Altschmerz: Weariness with the same old issues that you’ve always had – the same boring flaws and anxieties that you’ve been gnawing on for years
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