Intense Emotional Displays
When I watch this video where people are recorded being tased with a stun gun, I get very nauseated. I have a strong reaction every time I see it and I cannot explain it. I suspect it is because the amount of emotional expression in this video is intense. There are many intense reactions and there are many, many powerful and subtle expressions too.
I believe that we all register emotional reactions at different speeds. Some of us will feel an emotion in very subtle forms. Other people require full expressions to register reactions. I think the sooner one registers an emotion the easier time they have at understanding people.
I also found it very interesting how some people were excited by the idea of being tased, and/or had a strong constitution to fight the pain and over-power it mentally. Some seemed to even enjoy the anticipation, and experience (which is hard for me to understand). Do they have a high pain threshold? Are they good at mind over matter? Do they enjoy pain? I’d love to ask them!
I have no doubt each of us have different pain thresholds so how we react will vary due to that as well.
I have taken some screenshots where I think the emotional expression is very interesting and revealing, and I’ve labeled them with how they come across to me.
What do you see?
Worrisome dread
Positive Anticipation
Intense Dread — Can you feel his heartbeat?
Positive emotion — subtle surprise
Subtle Fear — gritting of the teeth
Subtle Disgust
Slight wincing with true positive joy
Not knowing what this was, the excitement, anticipation, and positive emotions are what stood out to me at first. These all seemed to be guarded though, like it was the wrong place to be feeling them. I think many slipped in a smile or something close at some point.
I don’t know how I do it, but I can shut out pain for a brief time. Somehow, I remove my thoughts, and it seems as thou, I have no thoughts for a brief period of time. I cannot hold off the feelings for very long, then the full impact of pain hits me. I have learned to remove a lot of feelings of pain by doing crafts that I find very satisfying. The beautiful colors and materials that I work with replace a lot of the pain for me, emotionally and physically. Colors seem to be very important and soothing to me, or, certain colors equally aggravate me more than they do most people.
I think some people do have a high tolerance to pain, but some people thrive on the excitement of a new challenging experience. I have noticed and known, personally, certain persons choose somewhat dangerous professions. Not only do they work in this dangerous field, they take a hobby like race-car driving as another field. They thrive on the edgy excitement, but some of them do not want their son to follow in their foot-steps.
I think stealing or some other law-breaking activities seem to fill the need for excitement that most people don’t feel the need for. As for me, I am old steady Eddie, and I am awfully predictable and settled I am afraid.
I get sick to my stomach, also, when I watch these expressions.
OT: Do any of you believe Roger Goodell’s statement that they couldn’t get the video of Price and his girlfriend’s fight in the elevator?
Note of clarification – the report I read did not say they couldn’t (or they thought they couldn’t), rather he is quoted as follows:
Goodell said, “I don’t know how TMZ or any other website gets their info. We are particularly reliant on law enforcement, that’s the most reliable, the most credible. We don’t seek to get that information from sources who are not credible.”
I think – to the serious detriment of the NFL – that he’s telling the truth. Simple fact is if he wanted it, he’s the Commissioner of the NFL, someone would have found a way to get it to him. I have every reason to believe that he has “no idea” how TMZ gets some of its stuff. (do they use private investigators, pay inside people off, have a list of contacts inside lots of places, etc – he doesn’t know). But in this case, the people at the casino reported:
“TMZ Sports broke the story … casino employees told us (TMZ) if the NFL would have requested the video they would have gladly provided it, but no one asked.”
So the NFL could have had it, but the NFL did NOTHING to pursue it except ask the police and the police turned them down.
The NFL’s resources are HUGE. All he would have had to do is go in front of the nation asking if anyone had more info, and to turn it in. But they did nothing.
Simple fact is they didn’t WANT to see it, and now we know why.
Source: http://www.tmz.com/2014/09/09/roger-goodell-ray-rice-elevator-video-cbs-interview/
I can’t help but wonder what he would do if it was his daughter in that elevator. Would he simply let it go like that? I very seriously hope he would do everything he could, but we know in this case they did nothing except ask the police for a report and were denied.
Russ:
I think you are right. I thought the way Goodell hedged his words and beat around the bush was obvious. He was so nervous during that press relief, and I really thought he wasn’t being completely forth-coming on the subject. Now, it will be interesting to follow this to see how the NFL deals with Goodell’s part in this. There is so much speculation about whether Goodell will lose his job, or not.
Russ:
I think you are right. I thought the way Goodell hedged his words and beat around the bush was obvious. He was so nervous during that press relief, and I really thought he wasn’t being completely forth-coming on the subject. Now, it will be interesting to follow this to see how the NFL deals with Goodell’s part in this. There is so much speculation about whether Goodell will lose his job, or not.
Great post Eyes. Look at 1:18! That could be inserted into a horror film.
Very interesting comment you make about the feeling, registering and speed of emotional reactions. I wonder if you could elaborate on what you’re saying there.
I would volunteer. Knowing it wasn’t lethal, I would be interested in the experience. In how my body reacted , what it felt like, the sensation and the passing of sensations. It would be like a burst of excitement passing quickly over you (with a little pain, ouch!)
I think that your expectation plays a large part in your reaction for this experiment. Some of them looks like they got the shock of their lives. Others seem more prepared for what they’re going to experience and their response is ready.
I find the reaction of two thin woman at 1.30ish fascinating. It seems to just pass over them in an instant.
This is great Art and Science combined 🙂
Great find Eyes.Have a look at 1:18! That could be inserted into a horror film.
Very interesting comment you make about the speed of registering emotional reactions
I was a little surprised to not see the factor of nervousness addressed here. I see nervousness in almost all of these expressions, and the positive type expressions I see seem to be working in tandem with this nervousness to produce fairly unique expressions.
I was a little surprised to not see the factor of nervousness addressed here. I see nervousness in almost all of these expressions, and the positive type expressions I see seem to be working in tandem with this nervousness to produce fairly unique expressions.