Emotions can be complicated. Granted, sometimes I’m happy, other times sad, but there are other emotions on which I am unable to hang a label. Indeed, I might not even have recognized these emotions before coming across this list on Facebook, but I’ve felt most of them at one time or another.
(There are grammatical errors embedded in the list above, perhaps due to translation issues, but none of the meaning is lost.)
Some of the descriptions resonate so strongly that they trigger the feelings ascribed to them. For example, #5, “vellichor: the strange wistfulness of used bookstores,” instantly evokes the musty smell of well used books and the sense of longing I experience upon crossing the threshold of such an establishment.
The oddest is “lachesism: the desire to be struck by disaster–to survive a plane crash, or to lose everything in a fire.” I’m fairly certain that’s one I have no desire to entertain, but I can’t judge. Heaven knows I’ve experienced #’s 6, 9, and 22 more than a few times.
I have one of my own to add to the list. Pediluxuria: the feeling of having perfectly pristine feet that follows a spa pedicure. Not bad, eh?
Peace, people
Praying for Eyebrowz 
Wow, those are some interesting words.
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I wish the meme had mentioned the language of origin.
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They’re excellent. I’ve sent the link to a friend who adores words, she’ll be drooling!
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That’s so very interesting. Haven’t experienced some of them, but definitely have almost physically felt that some particular places just try to kick me out.
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