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Originally Posted by lynn P.
Myers - what about anger - what does this feel like for you? It seems the movies portray psychopaths as being angry and vicious - I wonder if they feel anger, why do they feel joy - maybe a different part of the brain?
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For me, anger comes in short bouts of rage. They're very intense, but they only last seconds, a few minutes at most. They start almost immediately, and I usually end up throwing or hitting things. But when they end, it's as if nothing ever happened. But I'm starting to think those are just superficial reactions as well, considering the anger doesn't "stick". It's more like an adrenaline rush brought on by frustration than real emotion.
I rarely ever feel "joy", but when I do it's usually brought on by achieving something or the other. Winning, if you will. Yet again, that feeling doesn't "stick" either.
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If you watch something very funny - have you ever laughed till you cried happy tears?
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Yeah. But again, that only happens when others are present and laughing hysterically. If I'm watching the same movie or occurrence alone, I might smirk or giggle a bit, but that's all.
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Since doctors know it's a certain part of the brain that lacks the emotions - wouldn't it be interesting, if they could fix or transplant that part of the brain (hypothetical of course).
I was also wondering since they say we don't use all of our brains and are also rebuilding new brain cells -could exposing someone who lacks emotions to emotional circumstances, help retrain the brain. Just grasping at straws here
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I don't think it will ever be possible, as it's not just one part of the brain; there are several areas that function differently, and the wiring is different. But, if it ever does become possible, I think it would have detrimental effects on the people who were subject to such a procedure. I mean ... I can't say all psychopaths, but the vast majority have done some less than moral things in their lifetime. And if someone were to suddenly flip on our emotion switch, we'd be overwhelmed with feelings of guilt, probably to the point where we'd become severely depressed. I don't think we'd be able to function after the fact. And psychopaths perceive the world differently from "emotion capable" people. We would have to relearn how we see the world, and learn how to cope with feelings that are completely foreign to us. As much as I would like to know what it feels like to have emotions, I don't think I'd be able to function with them after being void of them for so long.