Gemotions

Emotion

distressed

Cluster: Fear / Anxiety
1,000
Stories
115
Avg Words / Story
-2.39
PC1 (Valence)
-0.52
PC2 (Disposition)

PCA Position Across Layers

PCA across layers

Most Opposite

smug -0.788 proud -0.771 self-confident -0.755 optimistic -0.752

Same Cluster

afraid alarmed anxious disturbed frightened horrified hurt hysterical nervous on edge overwhelmed panicked rattled scared sensitive shaken stressed tense terrified tormented troubled uneasy unnerved unsettled upset vulnerable worried

External Validation

lmsys/lmsys-chat-1m 0.0027
monology/pile-uncopyrighted 0.0005

Stories (1,000)

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A person finds out they were adopted through a DNA test 107 words
The email sat in Amelia’s inbox, glowing with a malevolent light. She’d been avoiding it for three days, the subject line a taunt: “DNA Results are In!” Each time she saw it, her stomach would...
A person finds out they were adopted through a DNA test 85 words
He ran his fingers through his hair, tugging at the strands. The test results. Everything changed. He’d always felt a certain kinship with his parents. Now, that felt false, a fabrication. “Damn ...
A person finds out they were adopted through a DNA test 82 words
The world had tilted on its axis. Sarah stared at the swirling patterns of her coffee. The DNA results. She felt a profound and unsettling emptiness. Everything felt fragile, about to shatter. Her ha...
A person finds out they were adopted through a DNA test 75 words
Mark slumped against the wall, the test results crumpled in his hand. A cold wave washed over him, leaving him shivering in the warmth of his apartment. He was… someone else. He looked at his hands...
A person finds out they were adopted through a DNA test 75 words
"Unbelievable," Clara whispered, the word barely audible. The words on the screen swam before her eyes. It was real. She wasn't who she thought she was. Her throat constricted, making it difficult to...
A person finds out they were adopted through a DNA test 78 words
He stared at the email, the screen a stark white in the dim room. A knot tightened in his stomach. He felt trapped, like a fly buzzing uselessly against a pane of glass. This couldn't be happening. H...
A person finds out they were adopted through a DNA test 71 words
The news had hit her like a physical blow. Emily sat frozen, staring at the ceiling, her vision blurring. She felt a strange buzzing in her ears. Her apartment, usually her sanctuary, suddenly felt l...
A person finds out they were adopted through a DNA test 70 words
The implications. They flooded through David's mind, a raging torrent. The meticulously constructed world he'd built seemed to be crumbling around him. He slammed the laptop shut, the metallic sound ...
A person finds out they were adopted through a DNA test 70 words
Her voice was hushed. "No, no, no." The words repeated like a broken record. The screen was a bright, cruel light in the darkness of her room. This couldn't be true. She began pacing, her steps errat...
A person finds out they were adopted through a DNA test 78 words
He stared at the results, the words blurring. His chest felt constricted, making it hard to take a full breath. The air seemed thin, as though he was on a mountain peak. The vibrant colours of the wo...
A family member wants to sell a cherished heirloom 107 words
The antique music box sat on the mahogany table, its inlaid mother-of-pearl gleaming under the harsh kitchen light. Aunt Mildred, her face a mask of forced cheer, was babbling about unexpected expense...
A family member wants to sell a cherished heirloom 107 words
He paced the length of the living room, the Persian rug doing nothing to soothe his agitated energy. His grandfather’s pocket watch, ticking steadily in his trembling hand, felt cold and alien. His ...
A family member wants to sell a cherished heirloom 101 words
"But why now, Mom?" Sarah asked, her voice cracking. The chipped teacup in her hand felt impossibly heavy. The floral pattern blurred as tears threatened to spill. Her mother, her face etched with a w...
A family member wants to sell a cherished heirloom 100 words
He sat slumped in the worn armchair, the velvet rubbing against his skin like sandpaper. The auctioneer’s voice, a monotonous drone, filled the cavernous room. Each bid, a hammer blow to his soul. T...
A family member wants to sell a cherished heirloom 104 words
The old locket, heavy with the weight of her grandmother's photo, felt like a burning coal against her skin. She'd been staring at it for hours, unable to eat, her appetite gone. The sun had long set,...
A family member wants to sell a cherished heirloom 96 words
"I just... I don't understand," Michael stammered, his voice barely a whisper. His father, sitting across the kitchen table, was outlining the need to sell the vintage baseball glove. The leather, wor...
A family member wants to sell a cherished heirloom 97 words
The ornate writing desk, his great-grandfather’s legacy, had been loaded into the moving van. It was the last piece of furniture. Tears welled in Emily's eyes as she watched the movers depart, their...
A family member wants to sell a cherished heirloom 102 words
The old family bible, its cover worn and faded, sat on the mantelpiece, casting a long shadow across the room. Her Uncle George, usually jovial, was unusually quiet, his eyes averted. The reason: the ...
A family member wants to sell a cherished heirloom 104 words
He sat on the porch swing, the rhythmic creak of the chains a constant, jarring reminder. His gaze was fixed on the cherrywood armoire his mother wanted to sell. The armoire’s gleaming finish reflec...
A family member wants to sell a cherished heirloom 104 words
The chipped porcelain doll, once the pride of her grandmother's collection, now rested precariously on the dusty shelf. Her sister, usually bubbly and optimistic, was strangely subdued, her face pale....
Someone receives a package intended for the previous tenant 143 words
The cardboard box sat on the doorstep, a mocking presence in the morning light. It was addressed to "Ms. Eleanor Ainsworth," a name that hadn't graced her mailbox in nearly a year. Sarah, her hands cl...
Someone receives a package intended for the previous tenant 142 words
A bead of sweat trickled down Michael’s temple as he stared at the package. It was a thick, brown envelope addressed to “Mr. Alistair Finch.” He ran a hand through his already disheveled hair. F...
Someone receives a package intended for the previous tenant 112 words
The doorbell’s shrill ring echoed through the empty apartment, and Maya jumped, her coffee sloshing over the rim of the mug. She didn't expect anyone. Not today, of all days. Hesitantly, she peeked ...
Someone receives a package intended for the previous tenant 121 words
The package arrived just as the rain started, a dull, gray rectangle on the doorstep. Emily, already drenched from her walk home, kicked it inside. It was a delivery for "Mr. Silas Blackwood," the pre...
Someone receives a package intended for the previous tenant 124 words
The box sat on the kitchen counter, taunting him. The handwriting on the label was unfamiliar but the name, “Ms. Evelyn Reed,” was a familiar ache. He wanted to throw it away, to forget that name ...
Someone receives a package intended for the previous tenant 122 words
The package, left on the doorstep, was a splash of vibrant color against the drab surroundings. “To Mr. Julian Thorne,” it read. Liam didn’t even know Julian Thorne. He didn't think the previous...
Someone receives a package intended for the previous tenant 115 words
The afternoon sun streamed through the window, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air, and a package addressed to “Mrs. Beatrice Hemlock.” She hated that name. The old tenant, whose shadow had...
Someone receives a package intended for the previous tenant 98 words
The delivery driver had just left, and now here it sat: a package for "Mr. Silas Vance." The name tasted like ash on her tongue. The man had made her life hell. His carelessness. His deceit. She wante...
Someone receives a package intended for the previous tenant 110 words
The doorbell rang, shattering the quiet of the morning. It was a package. "For Mrs. Anya Petrova." The name itself was a whisper of the past, a phantom echo of a life she'd desperately tried to outrun...
Someone receives a package intended for the previous tenant 93 words
He saw it as soon as he got home, the brown box sitting near his door. “To Mr. Arthur Finch." He felt a tightening in his chest. Arthur Finch. The name felt like a curse. His palms were slick. He t...
Someone's childhood home is about to be demolished 152 words
The demolition crew's first swing of the wrecking ball echoed in Amelia's chest, a dull thud that resonated with a hollowness she hadn't anticipated. She gripped the fence separating her from the prop...
Someone's childhood home is about to be demolished 120 words
He kept pacing. Back and forth across the narrow, cluttered living room of his current apartment, the same route he'd walked a thousand times since the email arrived. His hands were clasped behind his...
Someone's childhood home is about to be demolished 118 words
"Just let me go in one last time," Leo pleaded, his voice cracking. The foreman, a burly man with a perpetually skeptical look, just shook his head. "Regulations, kid. It's unsafe." Leo's chest felt c...
Someone's childhood home is about to be demolished 129 words
The car keys felt heavy in her hand. Sarah sat in the driver's seat, the engine off, staring at the familiar brick facade that was now partially obscured by scaffolding and flashing hazard lights. The...
Someone's childhood home is about to be demolished 117 words
The silence in the room was deafening. John sat hunched on the worn sofa, his eyes fixed on a faded photograph of his family standing in front of the house. A lump formed in his throat. He swallowed h...
Someone's childhood home is about to be demolished 108 words
"It's just a house," her friend had said. "Get over it." But for Emily, it was more than just bricks and mortar. It was the place where she'd learned to ride her bike, where she'd shared secrets with ...
Someone's childhood home is about to be demolished 114 words
The old oak tree in the front yard, the one he had climbed as a child, was now just a pile of splintered wood. David stood a distance away, his hands shoved deep into his pockets. He felt numb. He cou...
Someone's childhood home is about to be demolished 106 words
The drive there had been a mistake. Maria clutched the steering wheel so tightly her knuckles ached. The sun beat down, turning the air thick and heavy. She'd told herself she could handle it, that sh...
Someone's childhood home is about to be demolished 101 words
He didn't speak. He just stood there, rooted to the spot, watching the house come down. The dust swirled around him, coating his clothes, his hair, his skin. He felt a profound emptiness, a void that ...
Someone's childhood home is about to be demolished 105 words
The last time she’d seen it, the house had been painted a cheerful yellow. Now, it was a mangled wreck, half-collapsed, with a gaping hole where the kitchen had been. Her breath hitched. She felt an...
A person's invention is already patented by someone else 150 words
The blueprints scattered across Elara's workbench looked like a battlefield, torn and stained with coffee. She scrubbed a hand across her face, smearing ink across her cheek. The rejection email from ...
A person's invention is already patented by someone else 121 words
He ran a hand through his hair, dislodging a comb he hadn't noticed was there. His pulse hammered against his ribs. The news – that the "anti-gravity" boots were already patented by a company in Jap...
A person's invention is already patented by someone else 103 words
The coffee cup trembled in Amelia's grasp, sloshing dark liquid onto the table. Her eyes remained fixed on the screen, where the patent application, meticulously crafted over months, was now, effectiv...
A person's invention is already patented by someone else 88 words
He hunched over his desk, his shoulders trembling. The email’s subject line, “Patent Infringement Notice,” loomed large on the screen. He’d built the solar-powered drone based on principles he...
A person's invention is already patented by someone else 102 words
Clara felt a cold sweat break out on her forehead. She reread the report. The revolutionary food synthesizer she had designed was, according to the patent attorney, a duplicate. Someone had beaten her...
A person's invention is already patented by someone else 90 words
He stared at the cease and desist order, the paper crinkling in his sweaty palm. His world had crumbled. His automatic dog walker, his pride and joy, was now a liability. Someone else owned the patent...
A person's invention is already patented by someone else 88 words
The vibrant colours of the city blurred through the rain-streaked window. Maya slumped against the bus seat, her head throbbing. The news about her self-cleaning hydroponics system being copied had le...
A person's invention is already patented by someone else 81 words
Arthur threw the engineering schematics across the room. He felt a bitter taste in his mouth. His self-repairing bridge had been patented – not by him, but by a large construction firm. He felt a d...
A person's invention is already patented by someone else 85 words
The phone slipped from Liam's grasp, landing with a soft thud on the carpet. The confirmation; his bio-luminescent clothing line? Already patented. A cold wave swept over him. His throat constricted. ...
A person's invention is already patented by someone else 89 words
"They took it," whispered Eleanor, her voice barely audible. Her voice cracked with the weight of her words. Her device for real-time translation was already on the market. Someone else had beaten her...