Am I Normal?habits
I have highly specific playlists for emotional states most people don't acknowledge exist
Music selection for granular emotional states is a sophisticated form of mood regulation. Unlike general 'happy' or 'sad' playlists, very specific playlists ('driving home after something went wrong', 'quiet productive energy on a rainy afternoon') indicate high emotional granularity — the ability to distinguish and name fine-grained emotional states.
Have you ever done this?
Be honest — have you ever done this?
Related fact
Research shows that people with higher emotional granularity (more words for feelings) experience mental health challenges with less severity — the ability to name a feeling precisely gives the prefrontal cortex more control over it.