Horror and Loathing, the difference
Horror is shocked, revolted fear at something deeply wrong. Loathing is intense, visceral hatred and revulsion.
Each in a line
Horror
Horror is shocked, revolted fear at something deeply wrong. The chest seizes, the stomach turns, the mind recoils. Fear combines with the recognition that what is witnessed should not exist. The wrongness is part of the experience.
Fear family
Loathing
Loathing is intense, visceral hatred and revulsion. The chest tightens and the stomach turns. The face contorts with disgust and anger combined. The rejection is complete. It joins two emotions usually thought of as distinct.
Disgust family
Pleasantness and energy
Where each lives in the body
Horror
Head
Tunnel-vision tightness
Face
Strong heat or tension
Chest
Heaviness, ache, or pounding
Stomach
A sinking pull or knot
Arms
Subtle activation
Legs
Weak, unable to move
Loathing
Face
Strong heat or tension
Stomach
Strong tightening or hollow
Head
Pressure, fullness, mental load
Chest
A faint pull
How long they last
Duration has not been measured for these words.
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