Basically I want to know: if I feel even a semblance of emotions, what emotions supposed to feel like, and how my feelings compare to the feelings of people who have a well functioning limbic system. I don't mean to upset anyone. I asked this in another forum a few months ago, and someone pointed out that I was upsetting the other members. I don't know if she meant by the question or other things. But if I am upsetting anyone by the question, just tell me.

I actually googled this (or, rather, what does a [specific emotion] feel like], and I didn't get a clear cut answer. The best explanation I've gotten was this about sadness: "yes, our emotions defiantly link to how we feel physically. usually, when people are sad, their whole energy level is low- so their blood pressure, & heart rate are going to be lower which may effect how we physically feel. Often times when I'm sad I get this sinking feeling in my stomach like someone hit me in the gut. It makes me feel just all around lousy, and usually just makes me feel sadder." -Catherine S on Yahoo Answers.

So is there a physical feeling in one's chest or stomach or wherever? You know, like those phrases used to describe the emotion of a character in a book ... "His stomach turned" ... "Her heart lept with joy" ... "My palms started sweating" ... Or are those the reactions caused by emotions, instead of the emotions themselves?

I'm sorry, I'm probably not making a whole lot of sense...