🔼: [[⭐️ Emotions]] ###### Primary Emotion The core of what we're feeling, which is often hidden by a reactive [[💡 Secondary Emotion]]. They usually come from [[💡 Exiles|Exiles]] or (sometimes) [[💡 Protector Parts|Protectors]]. Primary emotions drive our [[💡 Secondary Emotion|Secondary Emotions]]. - Sadness - [[💡 Fear|Fear]] - Hurt - Loneliness - [[☀️ Vulnerability]] > [!example] > We might feel depressed or sad. As we feel this, we realize that the depression is actually a reaction to feeling angry. And as we feel our anger, we realize that actually we feel hurt. In this example, feeling hurt is the primary or core emotion. [^1]: