Fixation

Obsessive, locked attention on one thing.

Family Cognitive
Valence negative
Arousal moderate activation
Intensity Moderate
Opposite Detachment

Obsessive, locked attention on one thing. The body holds this signal first, often before the mind has named what is happening.

Where fixation lives in the body

Head
Tunnel-vision tightness
Strong
Chest
A faint pull
Quiet

Related emotions

InfatuationLove familyCravingsNegative familyConcentrationCognitive familyDetachmentThe opposite
A note on this entry: The data on this page (definition, body sensations, valence, arousal, related emotions) reflects a structured reference for fixation. A full long-form entry is being added gradually. If you have research, a translation, or a body-mapping correction to suggest, please get in touch.