Patience

Calm endurance of delay or difficulty.

Family Positive
Valence positive
Arousal deactivated
Intensity Gentle
Opposite Impatience

Calm endurance of delay or difficulty. The body holds this signal first, often before the mind has named what is happening.

Where patience lives in the body

Chest
A faint pull
Quiet
Shoulders
Slumped, dropped
Withdrawn

Related emotions

EquanimityExistential familySerenityJoy familyAcceptanceTrust familyImpatienceThe opposite
A note on this entry: The data on this page (definition, body sensations, valence, arousal, related emotions) reflects a structured reference for patience. 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.