butterflyuk

When you end up in a situation where you have no control over changing anything and you are stuck in the middle of something - you know you can't get to the other end, you accept that - but that doesn't stop you wanting to be there - that kind of feeling I call an impotent emotion. Impotent emotions are very frustrating.

Impotent emotions are also be varied in kind. Something major or something small and simple.

It could be something big in life. When someone close to you dies and you miss them then your emotions are impotent. There is nothing you can do to change them or change the situation.

When someone close in family is giving birth to twins while you couldn't have any children. You are happy for them, wish them all the best but inside you are sorry for yourself. No it is not called jealousy because you don't begrudge them. You don't wish they didn't have it or take it away from them. You really are happy for them but it's just that you would like it to happen to you too. Those are impotent emotions.

When you see your child suffering with illness and know you cannot make them better.

When you give your all to someone but get nothing back.

when you can go on once in a life time holiday and you would desperately like to do but you cannot because you have responsibilities. It is no good telling someone to go ahead and do whatever they want. No good telling them nothing is impossible and to take a chance, life is too short etc. etc. The problem is not just doing something or taking a chance. The problem is convincing your own mind that it was right and fair while knowing that you are hurting someone. A person with impotent emotions like that can never be happy. Whatever they do they will be sorry and upset about the other thing.

Do you know what I mean by impotent emotions?