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Why is the emotional feeling magnitude of a loss
Posted on 1/27/15 at 12:40 pm
Posted on 1/27/15 at 12:40 pm
soo much more than the emotional feeling magnitude of a win?
For example,
After Bama has won their most recent sec titles, national titles, games vs lsu, auburn, tennessee, and all other teams, I have been very happy about those wins but don't think about them all the time.
However, after kick 6, 28-27, loss to lsu in 2010, 9-6, loss to Oklahoma, loss to Ohio State, those games make me feel down after the game and are tough to get over.
I thought about kick 6 just about every day until 55-44. 55-44 was a relieving, happy time
Why is the magnitude of loss feelings soo much greater than the magnitude of the joy of winning?
For example,
After Bama has won their most recent sec titles, national titles, games vs lsu, auburn, tennessee, and all other teams, I have been very happy about those wins but don't think about them all the time.
However, after kick 6, 28-27, loss to lsu in 2010, 9-6, loss to Oklahoma, loss to Ohio State, those games make me feel down after the game and are tough to get over.
I thought about kick 6 just about every day until 55-44. 55-44 was a relieving, happy time
Why is the magnitude of loss feelings soo much greater than the magnitude of the joy of winning?
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Posted on 1/27/15 at 12:41 pm to OffroadSportsman89
Because you're not drinking enough alcohol.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 12:41 pm to OffroadSportsman89
You've been here a matter of weeks and are already around 250 posts.
Geez man
Geez man
Posted on 1/27/15 at 12:43 pm to OffroadSportsman89
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I thought about kick 6 just about every day until 55-44. 55-44 was a relieving, happy time
Sounds like you take it too seriously, it's just a game. Enjoy it for what it is.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 12:44 pm to OffroadSportsman89
Cause losing sucks but if it regulates your life and happiness then you might need a break
Posted on 1/27/15 at 12:44 pm to OffroadSportsman89
Because you're too use to winning.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 12:44 pm to OffroadSportsman89
Either way, it sounds like you invest too much into something you have no control over.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 12:45 pm to OffroadSportsman89
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I thought about kick 6 just about every day until 55-44.
It's time to reevaluate your life.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 12:46 pm to OffroadSportsman89
I really hope this is a troll.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 12:46 pm to OffroadSportsman89
I honestly feel like they are equal but that's just me
Posted on 1/27/15 at 12:48 pm to OffroadSportsman89
Dude, its just a game.
Don't kill yourself. Go poison a tree if you need to let out some frustration.
A tree is just a tree but a life s worth saving.
Don't kill yourself. Go poison a tree if you need to let out some frustration.
A tree is just a tree but a life s worth saving.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 12:49 pm to OffroadSportsman89
Because you take sports too seriously.
And because when your team loses, you are left with your mediocre life and neglected goals.
And because when your team loses, you are left with your mediocre life and neglected goals.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 12:50 pm to Projectpat
Not true to me, I feel like crap about a loss for a couple of hours...maybe a couple of days if it's brutal like kick 6. I still think back to national titles and SEC titles from years ago and grin when I think of them with great satisfaction.
Colt McCoy getting blown up, revenge 21-0 against LSU, smashing ND, the heart breaking loss for UGA in 2012 in the Dome...etc, etc. They all bring me joy when I think about them. I'm over the losses quickly, certainly after we avenge said losses.
PS--Ole Miss...prepare thy anus for this fall.
Colt McCoy getting blown up, revenge 21-0 against LSU, smashing ND, the heart breaking loss for UGA in 2012 in the Dome...etc, etc. They all bring me joy when I think about them. I'm over the losses quickly, certainly after we avenge said losses.
PS--Ole Miss...prepare thy anus for this fall.
This post was edited on 1/27/15 at 12:52 pm
Posted on 1/27/15 at 12:50 pm to OffroadSportsman89
Because you have nothing in your life to be excited about other than the win-loss column for Alabama
just double the alcohol content of your normal post-game and enjoy yourself with your friends
eta: If there's anything Jarrett Lee's 2008 pick-six palooza taught me at a young age, it's that LSU's football outcome is nothing more than a game
just double the alcohol content of your normal post-game and enjoy yourself with your friends
eta: If there's anything Jarrett Lee's 2008 pick-six palooza taught me at a young age, it's that LSU's football outcome is nothing more than a game
This post was edited on 1/27/15 at 1:04 pm
Posted on 1/27/15 at 12:51 pm to OffroadSportsman89
Damn dude. It's a game. I don't think of 42-3 every day. It sucked when it happened, but your team is good. It's not like Bama won't win another game.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 12:52 pm to OffroadSportsman89
If you think about a loss everyday of the year, you need meds...
Posted on 1/27/15 at 12:53 pm to OffroadSportsman89
Because losing sucks.
It gets better as you get older. I'm guessing you don't have children. They'll give you perspective.
It gets better as you get older. I'm guessing you don't have children. They'll give you perspective.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 12:53 pm to OffroadSportsman89
a loss hurts more than a win feels good for the same reason the wind hurts more than it helps in golf. physics.
really, a loss disrupts the psyche because it's not supposed to be that way. we deserve wins and therefore the good feeling is more quickly assimilated than the loss is.
really, a loss disrupts the psyche because it's not supposed to be that way. we deserve wins and therefore the good feeling is more quickly assimilated than the loss is.
This post was edited on 1/27/15 at 12:56 pm
Posted on 1/27/15 at 12:53 pm to OffroadSportsman89
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I thought about kick 6 just about every day until 55-44.
Holy shite, no.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 12:58 pm to Tuscaloosa
Maybe you're spoiled from success. In 2010, I was aware we were reigning BCS champs on most days. I didn't talk about it, but it occurred to me frequently. It was pretty cool, considering I wasn't sure I'd see that.
But like last year's loss to Alabama, I haven't thought about it in a couple of weeks, really. The closest to the high of winning in 2010 was the low of losing in 2013, but even then I don't think about it all the time.
But like last year's loss to Alabama, I haven't thought about it in a couple of weeks, really. The closest to the high of winning in 2010 was the low of losing in 2013, but even then I don't think about it all the time.
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