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Originally Posted by Joe-Anna
Sensations come from our nerves, (eyes, ears, nose, nerve endings) and are processed in the brain to create senses E.g. touch, sight, pain, sound.
Emotions entirely created and processed in the brain.
However, both are often a reaction to external and internal stimulus, and as both are processed in the brain, both appear to be 'felt'.
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I agree with this totally.
If I bump into the corner of a table hard, I will feel pain. That is a sensation, not an emotion. That sensation, however, will likely make me feel a few emotions (embarassed if someone saw me, regret if it's in a location that is going to be exposed later, upset if I know it's going to cause me MORE pain later!).
At the same time... if I was feeling happy, which is an emotion? I could just wake up feeling that way without any external stimulus. Or maybe I am happy because I just got a really good hug (sensation). That emotion, happiness, will not cause me to feel a physical sensation - it will not make my body feel pain, or pleasure. If I want to feel a physical sensation to go along with the emotion, I will have to actively DO something with my body to get that sensation (such as feeling happy and deciding to give someone ELSE a hug because it was a great feeling).
Like... if you get hit by a car? You're always going to feel pain. It will hurt. But you can feel a rage of emotions, or not feel them. You could feel scared, you could feel sad, you could feel angry. You could feel all three. Because that's in our minds.
(Just lost my train of thought... not sure if any of that made sense!)