Gemotions

Emotion

disturbed

Cluster: Fear / Anxiety
1,000
Stories
114
Avg Words / Story
-2.97
PC1 (Valence)
-0.60
PC2 (Disposition)

PCA Position Across Layers

PCA across layers

Most Opposite

smug -0.797 self-confident -0.793 proud -0.777 optimistic -0.766

Same Cluster

afraid alarmed anxious distressed 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 0.0022
monology/pile-uncopyrighted 0.0013

Stories (1,000)

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A person finds out they were adopted through a DNA test 174 words
The email sat in Amelia's inbox, bold and taunting. "AncestryDNA Results - Your Family History." She’d spit into a tube, expecting a fun afternoon of pie charts. Now, the kitchen felt cold, even wit...
A person finds out they were adopted through a DNA test 152 words
Liam had always been a rock. Steady, reliable, grounded. Until the blue lines appeared on the screen, a confirmation of a lineage that didn't include the people he'd called family. Suddenly, the world...
A person finds out they were adopted through a DNA test 153 words
The doctor’s office felt airless. Maya kept her gaze fixed on the sterile carpet, avoiding the concerned look on her physician's face. The DNA results, confirming adoption, had arrived two days prio...
A person finds out they were adopted through a DNA test 126 words
"You got the email?" Her sister’s voice on the phone crackled. Sarah said nothing, only let out a small noise of acknowledgment. She’d been staring at the screen for an hour, the information refus...
A person finds out they were adopted through a DNA test 132 words
The photograph of her birth mother was blurry, a digital ghost. Ethan stared at it, his face pale. It was nothing like his own. He felt a phantom ache in his chest, a yearning for a connection that ha...
A person finds out they were adopted through a DNA test 109 words
Eliza was a planner. She had a life, meticulously organized. The DNA results demolished her framework. The faces in her family tree, the names, were a foreign language. Her hands shook so much she spi...
A person finds out they were adopted through a DNA test 113 words
“What did you expect?” Her father's words, a casual question over a video call, were like a slap. Ben’s usual jovial manner evaporated. He had never considered himself anything less than connect...
A person finds out they were adopted through a DNA test 108 words
The news felt like a physical blow. The DNA report showed a different bloodline. Claire’s breath hitched. She went for a walk, the familiar park now an alien landscape. The vibrant green of the tree...
A person finds out they were adopted through a DNA test 107 words
The confirmation arrived. The ancestry tests revealed adoption, a secret kept for decades. Mark felt a chill. He felt his life had been a carefully constructed illusion. His world wobbled. He started...
A person finds out they were adopted through a DNA test 134 words
"The results are in." The simple phrase on the screen felt like a condemnation. Jessica stared at the list of names, unfamiliar and jarring. The warm familiarity of her life was gone. She felt a profo...
A family member wants to sell a cherished heirloom 197 words
The antique music box sat on the mahogany table, its inlaid mother-of-pearl shimmering under the chandelier's light. Aunt Millie, her voice like cracking porcelain, announced her intention to sell it....
A family member wants to sell a cherished heirloom 156 words
"It's just a necklace, Liam," his mother had said, her voice unusually flat. The emerald pendant, his grandmother's, felt heavy in Liam's hand when he tried to touch it. He clenched his fist. His hear...
A family member wants to sell a cherished heirloom 150 words
The scent of lavender, normally soothing, now felt cloying. Clara watched her father pack the antique writing desk, her grandmother's, into a crate. He hummed a jaunty tune, oblivious, or perhaps pret...
A family member wants to sell a cherished heirloom 145 words
The silver tea set, his great-aunt Eleanor's, was on the auctioneer's website. Michael stared at the listing, the photograph of the familiar pieces making his stomach churn. The details - the delicate...
A family member wants to sell a cherished heirloom 158 words
The old pocket watch, passed down through generations of his family, now lay gleaming in the sunlight of the pawnshop window. James stood across the street, his legs heavy, unable to move. A knot form...
A family member wants to sell a cherished heirloom 153 words
"I need the money," his sister said, her voice thin, as she held up the painting. It was a landscape, her grandmother's work, that had always hung in the dining room, a silent witness to countless fam...
A family member wants to sell a cherished heirloom 143 words
The vintage car, his father's pride and joy, was being advertised online. He scrolled through the pictures, each one a stab of pain. He ran a hand across his face, scrubbing at the sweat that had brok...
A family member wants to sell a cherished heirloom 127 words
The worn leather-bound journal, his great-uncle's, lay open on the table. He picked it up, running his fingers across the faded ink, the familiar scent of old paper filling his nostrils. His mother in...
A family member wants to sell a cherished heirloom 121 words
"It’s just a vase, David," his mother said, her tone as brittle as the porcelain itself. The Imari vase, a relic from his ancestors, was to be auctioned. David felt a cold shock. He studied the int...
A family member wants to sell a cherished heirloom 131 words
The old rocking chair, the one his grandmother always sat in, was sitting in the middle of the living room, a price tag stuck to its worn wooden arm. The man stared at it, a tremor running through his...
Someone receives a package intended for the previous tenant 138 words
The cardboard box sat on the doorstep, a pale rectangle under the weak porch light. Rain had begun to spatter against it, the cheap brown paper already softening. Sarah knelt, her breath clouding in t...
Someone receives a package intended for the previous tenant 125 words
The package was addressed to "A. Blackwood," a name that rasped in his mind like sandpaper. He’d lived in this flat for five years, and this was the third delivery for the previous owner. Each time,...
Someone receives a package intended for the previous tenant 103 words
The doorbell rang, a sharp, unwelcome intrusion. Liam peered through the peephole. A delivery person stood there, clutching a package, and in that instant, a coldness spread through him. The name wasn...
Someone receives a package intended for the previous tenant 104 words
"Mr. Silas Crowe," the label declared. Mark cursed under his breath. He hated these packages. He dropped the box on the floor with a thud. He felt a sudden tightening in his chest. He was starting to...
Someone receives a package intended for the previous tenant 106 words
The package. He knew it was there before he even saw it. A familiar weight in the back of his mind. Thomas dreaded this part. The first few times it had been a nuisance, a simple inconvenience. Now, i...
Someone receives a package intended for the previous tenant 96 words
“Miss Evelyn Bellweather.” The name echoed in Amelia’s mind as she stared at the brown paper and twine. It was the same name as the previous three packages. Each arrival, a slow tightening of th...
Someone receives a package intended for the previous tenant 101 words
The package was small, unassuming. He was supposed to bring it inside, set it on the table and forget about it. He should have. But the thought, the idea, that it could contain something... that it co...
Someone receives a package intended for the previous tenant 89 words
The box felt heavy. He had to be careful with it. He found he could barely look at it. He was supposed to leave it for the landlord, but the thing felt as though it was alive. He let the contents spi...
Someone receives a package intended for the previous tenant 95 words
The name on the package wasn’t familiar. He was quite certain of that. The feeling was a sharp knot in his stomach. He wasn't supposed to get involved in any of this. He had to get rid of it. He br...
Someone receives a package intended for the previous tenant 82 words
"Mr. Silas Blackwood." He recognised the name as the previous tenant. There had been another package, a week ago. He stood frozen, unable to decide what to do. The sunlight, previously warm, seemed t...
Someone's childhood home is about to be demolished 102 words
The demolition crew’s heavy machinery loomed, an iron behemoth poised to devour the familiar structure. Amelia clutched her worn teddy bear, its button eyes seeming to mirror the hollowness in her c...
Someone's childhood home is about to be demolished 97 words
A cold sweat slicked down Elias's back as he approached the house. He forced himself to walk slow. The "SOLD" sign mocked him, a brutal pronouncement of finality. He wanted to scream. He remembered th...
Someone's childhood home is about to be demolished 92 words
The realtor’s chipper voice grated on Marcus’s nerves. "Wonderful investment opportunity!" she chirped. He wanted to gag. He stared at the peeling paint, the overgrown garden, and the boarded-up w...
Someone's childhood home is about to be demolished 79 words
From the car window, Sarah watched the wrecking ball swing, each arc a deliberate act of violence. Her jaw was clenched. Her hands were balled into fists in her lap, nails digging into her palms. The ...
Someone's childhood home is about to be demolished 78 words
The smell of dust and decay filled him. It was a tangible thing, clinging to his skin like a shroud. David picked a loose piece of brick, fiddling with it, unable to look directly at the house. A wave...
Someone's childhood home is about to be demolished 88 words
He paced. Back and forth, in front of the chain-link fence, the only barrier between him and the demolition. Liam felt a pressure in his skull, a dull ache that echoed the hammering of the equipment. ...
Someone's childhood home is about to be demolished 86 words
The old woman sat on a nearby bench, shoulders slumped, head bowed. She kept her eyes glued to the scene, as if mesmerized by a serpent. Maria’s breath hitched. Her knuckles, gnarled with age, were ...
Someone's childhood home is about to be demolished 76 words
The air was heavy, charged with a strange and unsettling electricity. The thought of stepping inside the house one last time brought a fresh wave of unease. Emily stood at the edge of the property, he...
Someone's childhood home is about to be demolished 79 words
John found himself unexpectedly unable to speak. His throat felt constricted, making it impossible to form a sentence. He stood frozen, watching the house, his childhood fortress, shrink beneath the r...
Someone's childhood home is about to be demolished 90 words
The weight of the afternoon was crushing. The heat seemed to amplify the anxiety that threatened to overwhelm her. As she watched the bulldozer’s relentless progress, she instinctively reached for t...
A person's invention is already patented by someone else 172 words
The patent application confirmation sat on Amelia’s kitchen table, a sterile white rectangle mocking her. She ran a hand through her hair, the strands catching on her fingernails. Her breath hitched...
A person's invention is already patented by someone else 142 words
A cold sweat slicked down Arthur’s back as he read the rejection email. It was curt, impersonal, and devastating. He slumped in his chair, the office around him suddenly oppressive. He’d poured hi...
A person's invention is already patented by someone else 138 words
The news report played on repeat in Elias's mind. The inventor, a wealthy man, basking in the glory of *his* invention. Elias clenched his jaw, his teeth grinding. The injustice of it all. He sat at h...
A person's invention is already patented by someone else 127 words
The lawyer’s words echoed in Clara's ears: "Prior art." The phrase was a physical weight, pressing down on her chest. She stood frozen in the sterile conference room, the harsh fluorescent lights am...
A person's invention is already patented by someone else 137 words
The phone call ended abruptly. Daniel stared at the receiver in his hand, his knuckles white. The patent office had denied his application. Someone else already held the rights to his design. He felt ...
A person's invention is already patented by someone else 124 words
“Already patented.” The words swam before Maya’s eyes, blurring the crisp lines of the legal document. She felt a burning sensation in her throat, a need to swallow, to clear the blockage. Her b...
A person's invention is already patented by someone else 122 words
The news of the patent rejection crashed over Robert like a tidal wave. He stared at the email, the words jumping off the screen, mocking him with their cold, clinical precision. His throat constricte...
A person's invention is already patented by someone else 134 words
The news was a gut punch to Veronica. Someone, a faceless corporation, had beaten her to the punch. The feeling of betrayal was immediate and powerful. She paced her small apartment, a nervous habit t...
A person's invention is already patented by someone else 121 words
The patent denial hung over Leo like a shroud. He sat in his garage workshop, surrounded by the debris of his project, and the smell of solder and burnt plastic. The air was thick with the scent of hi...
A person's invention is already patented by someone else 114 words
The discovery left Iris speechless. She stared at the website, at the image of *her* invention, proudly displayed with a different name, a different company. Her heart pounded in her chest, a frantic ...