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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Someone finds out they have a half-sibling they never knew about 164 words
The email sat in Amelia’s inbox, a stark white rectangle against the muted gray background. It was from a lawyer, subject: “Regarding the Estate of Arthur Finch.” Her stomach clenched. Arthur Fi...
Someone finds out they have a half-sibling they never knew about 155 words
He stared at the photograph, the glossy paper reflecting the harsh overhead light of the airport terminal. It was a picture of a young woman, maybe twenty, with his father's eyes and a defiant tilt to...
Someone finds out they have a half-sibling they never knew about 129 words
The envelope was thick, heavy with official-looking paper. Sarah recognized the return address – a law firm she’d dealt with during the messy divorce. Her fingers trembled as she tore it open. Ins...
Someone finds out they have a half-sibling they never knew about 137 words
The voicemail message was short and sweet, a woman’s voice, unfamiliar but undeniably familiar. "Hi, it's Emily. I got your number from… well, from your dad. I'd love to talk. Call me back when yo...
Someone finds out they have a half-sibling they never knew about 128 words
The phone call was short, to the point. “Hello, this is Mr. Henderson. Your father… had another family. There’s a will. We need to meet.” Eleanor felt the blood drain from her face. She sat o...
Someone finds out they have a half-sibling they never knew about 115 words
He’d found the letter tucked inside his late mother’s jewelry box. It was addressed to him, but the envelope bore a different name. Inside, a faded photograph of a woman and a young boy, maybe fiv...
Someone finds out they have a half-sibling they never knew about 124 words
The lawyer’s office was cold, impersonal. The air conditioning hummed, a constant, grating noise. Sarah sat across from him, the documents spread out on the polished mahogany table. Her name, his na...
Someone finds out they have a half-sibling they never knew about 109 words
The text message arrived late at night: "Hey, it's Olivia. Your dad… he was my dad too. Can we talk?" David stared at the illuminated screen, the words burning into his retinas. He threw his phone ...
Someone finds out they have a half-sibling they never knew about 116 words
The news arrived via a mutual friend. A shared bloodline, a father's hidden life, a whole other family. Mark was at the park with his two young children, enjoying the afternoon sun. Suddenly, everythi...
Someone finds out they have a half-sibling they never knew about 123 words
The genealogy website was supposed to be fun. A harmless diversion. Then the results appeared: a cousin match, a second cousin, and, finally, a half-sibling. The details were there: a name, a location...
A person learns their childhood bully became a therapist 155 words
Sarah gripped the steering wheel, knuckles white. Rain lashed against the windshield, mirroring the frantic drumming in her chest. She’d been avoiding this part of town for years, but now, here she ...
A person learns their childhood bully became a therapist 121 words
He paced the small, cluttered apartment, the worn rug a familiar comfort beneath his feet. He couldn't sit still. Each step was a tight, clipped movement. The air felt thick, stifling. He’d just rec...
A person learns their childhood bully became a therapist 134 words
The coffee shop buzzed with a low hum of conversations and the clatter of ceramic mugs. Liam sat frozen, his untouched latte growing cold in front of him. Sweat beaded on his forehead, despite the coo...
A person learns their childhood bully became a therapist 128 words
The office felt sterile, the air conditioning a chilling embrace. Maya sat stiffly on the uncomfortable waiting room chair, carefully avoiding eye contact with anyone. Her leg bounced relentlessly, a ...
A person learns their childhood bully became a therapist 109 words
The phone felt heavy in her hand. It was vibrating against her palm, sending tremors through her arm. She'd spent the last hour staring at the number on the screen, paralyzed. Each ring felt like a st...
A person learns their childhood bully became a therapist 112 words
He stared at the blank screen, the cursor blinking like a malevolent eye. He’d been trying to write the email for hours, the words refusing to form. Each attempt dissolved into a jumble of incoheren...
A person learns their childhood bully became a therapist 115 words
The drive felt endless, each mile stretching into an excruciating eternity. Her knuckles were white as she gripped the steering wheel, her shoulders tense, her jaw clenched. A wave of nausea rolled th...
A person learns their childhood bully became a therapist 102 words
The appointment was at 3:00 PM. She’d been obsessively checking the time for hours, each minute feeling longer than the last. Her heart hammered against her ribs, a frantic drumbeat against the sile...
A person learns their childhood bully became a therapist 101 words
He sat on the park bench, the setting sun casting long shadows across the empty playground. The swing set creaked in the gentle breeze, a mournful sound that echoed the emptiness inside him. He felt h...
A person learns their childhood bully became a therapist 103 words
The exam room felt too small, the air thick with unspoken tension. He sat rigidly in the chair, his gaze fixed on the sterile white wall. The doctor’s voice was warm, professional, but it did little...
Two people discover they've been working on identical projects 204 words
Sweat beaded on Liam's forehead as he stared at the screen. Lines of code, painstakingly written over months, swam before his eyes. He’d poured his heart into this AI, named it 'Sophia', and now… ...
Two people discover they've been working on identical projects 145 words
Sarah slumped against the elevator wall, her breath catching in her throat. The fluorescent lights of the building seemed to flicker and mock her. The annual design competition, the pinnacle of her ca...
Two people discover they've been working on identical projects 148 words
The coffee cup trembled in Mark's hand. He stared at the email, the words blurring. His independent research on renewable energy sources – the project he'd staked his reputation on – was essential...
Two people discover they've been working on identical projects 146 words
"Are you alright, Dad?" The tremor in Emily's voice was evident as she spoke. He looked up, his face ashen, and the world seemed to tilt. The art gallery’s email, announcing the opening of a new exh...
Two people discover they've been working on identical projects 151 words
The doctor’s words echoed in his ears as John slowly made his way out of the hospital, clutching the discharge papers. It was a bleak day, the sky a matching grey to his mood. He had dedicated his l...
Two people discover they've been working on identical projects 157 words
“This can’t be happening,” Maya muttered, her voice barely a whisper. She stared at the software demonstration on the screen, her stomach churning. The marketing campaign she’d poured months o...
Two people discover they've been working on identical projects 149 words
Michael paced his small apartment, the worn rug under his feet offering no comfort. His unpublished novel, the culmination of years of writing, was virtually the same as the book that had just hit the...
Two people discover they've been working on identical projects 139 words
The air conditioning hummed, a monotonous drone that did little to ease the tension in her office. She stared at the financial report, her vision blurring. Her unique investment strategy, the one she ...
Two people discover they've been working on identical projects 142 words
"Unbelievable," Daniel said to himself, his voice shaking. He leaned against the wall of the lab, his face pale. His experimental music composition, the one he had spent months perfecting, was a near ...
Two people discover they've been working on identical projects 137 words
The courtroom lights seemed to bear down on her, the air heavy with unspoken judgment. Her patent application had been rejected, the legal jargon swirling around her head, a fog. Her revolutionary inv...
A person finds their spouse's secret savings account 89 words
The flickering fluorescence of the bank’s security camera seemed to pulse with her heartbeat. Sarah wiped clammy hands on her jeans. A small, innocuous savings account, listed under a pseudonym, wit...
A person finds their spouse's secret savings account 79 words
He stared at the bank statement, his jaw clenching. A separate account, tucked away for years. The numbers blurred. Years he’d been budgeting, scrimping, worrying about their future. Years, apparent...
A person finds their spouse's secret savings account 91 words
The coffee tasted like ash in her mouth. Amelia stared at the laptop screen, the bright glow reflecting in her widened eyes. His secret account, filled with money she knew he didn't have legitimate ac...
A person finds their spouse's secret savings account 87 words
He'd found it tucked away in a dusty file cabinet, a document outlining the savings. A hefty sum, enough to buy a small house outright. A tremor ran through Michael's hand as he reread the details. He...
A person finds their spouse's secret savings account 87 words
“How much?” he asked, his voice strained. He'd confronted her, finally. The account details were laid bare between them on the kitchen table. Her face was pale, her eyes darting around the room, a...
A person finds their spouse's secret savings account 78 words
The silence in the bedroom was deafening. She’d always managed their finances, always been the one in charge. He’d trusted her implicitly. Now, staring at the account information, a tremor went th...
A person finds their spouse's secret savings account 79 words
She sat on the edge of the bed, the bank statement crumpled in her hand. The soft, familiar scent of his cologne couldn’t soothe the rising panic. He’d always talked about shared dreams, about bui...
A person finds their spouse's secret savings account 74 words
He felt a deep, hollow ache in his chest as he re-read the numbers. He sat on the back patio, the evening air suddenly cold. She’d worked so hard, always stressed about money. He'd found the account...
A person finds their spouse's secret savings account 76 words
The phone slipped from her numb fingers, clattering onto the hardwood floor. The amount, the sheer audacity of it, was almost comical. Her husband, David, had always been a romantic, a dreamer. This s...
A person finds their spouse's secret savings account 87 words
He ran his hand through his hair, a nervous gesture he hadn’t used in years. She'd always been so independent, so fiercely private. Now, the truth was out in the open. A secret account, a secret lif...
A neighbor complains about noise levels 153 words
The pounding started again, a rhythmic thud that vibrated through the floorboards. Amelia clutched the edge of her chipped mug, her knuckles white. She’d tried to ignore it, to lose herself in the c...
A neighbor complains about noise levels 142 words
A wave of nausea churned in Liam’s stomach. The insistent beat, the boom-boom-boom, had been going on for hours. He sank further into the worn armchair, pulling the threadbare blanket tighter around...
A neighbor complains about noise levels 132 words
The sharp rap on the door startled Maya. She jumped, nearly dropping the heavy pot of stew she was stirring. It was Mrs. Henderson, her face contorted in a mask of disapproval. Maya’s cheeks flushed...
A neighbor complains about noise levels 127 words
He slammed his fist on the table, scattering the half-finished jigsaw puzzle. The noise was like a physical assault, a constant barrage against his already frayed nerves. It had started the moment he ...
A neighbor complains about noise levels 109 words
The phone vibrated on the table, displaying the name "Mark." Sarah hesitated before answering. She knew what this call would be about. Her throat constricted. "Sarah, we can hear it all the way over ...
A neighbor complains about noise levels 118 words
He stared at the ceiling, his jaw clenched, as the music throbbed through the floor. He could feel a pressure building behind his eyes, a tightness in his chest that made it difficult to breathe. He w...
A neighbor complains about noise levels 93 words
The letter lay on the doormat, crisp and white. He recognised the handwriting, and his stomach lurched. He didn't want to open it. He knew what it would say. He picked it up, his fingers trembling. T...
A neighbor complains about noise levels 113 words
The coffee cup slipped from his grasp, shattering on the tile floor. He stared at the mess, his mind blank. The noise had been going on for hours, a relentless, throbbing pulse. He began to tremble, ...
A neighbor complains about noise levels 101 words
She stood frozen in the doorway, listening to the incessant thumping. Her carefully crafted world, the calm and quiet she had so desperately sought, was crumbling around her. She felt like a trapped a...
A neighbor complains about noise levels 111 words
The headache began as a dull throb behind his eyes and slowly intensified, spreading like a stain. He tried to focus on his book, but the words swam before his eyes, replaced by a relentless beat. He...