What actually makes emotions or feelings like love/excitement/happiness “feel” good? And what makes anxiety, sadness, depression “feel” bad. What part of the body are the physical aspects of the feeling affecting?
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Emotions have multiple aspects or components. Events themselves do not trigger emotions, but rather our interpretation of them. This triggers reactions in the limbic system and autonomic nervous system, which trigger patterns of activity in the body. So the direct answer to your question is the autonomic nervous system, which is controlled by higher areas of sensory perception and cognitive appraisal.
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