state of mind
How you feel
A state of mind is a person's mental or emotional condition at a particular time: I'm not in the right state of mind to make this decision.
The phrase acknowledges that mood, attitude, and psychological readiness fluctuate—what seems impossible in one state of mind may feel manageable in another.
Psychological feeling states
- feelingsEmotional responses experienced internally
- temperamentInborn behavioral nature
- dispositionInherent character or arrangement
- sentimentFelt attitude or view
morale · outlook · psyche · vibe · euphoria · melancholy · serenity · agitation
State of sentient awareness
- cognitionMental knowledge acquisition
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- focusConcentrated attention point
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
lucidity · clarity · presence · alertness · wakefulness · sentience · cognizance · self-awareness
State of comfort and health
- mental healthEmotional and cognitive well-being
- emotional stabilityResilient, even-keeled temperament
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
self-care · balance · therapy · healing · trauma · depression · inner peace · equilibrium
Persistent apprehensive distress
- tensionStretched or strained state
- pressureForce upon contact
- overwhelmDefeat by excess
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
fatigue · worry · distress · nervousness · strain · unease · restlessness · panic
Tendency to expect good
- pessimismExpecting unfavorable outcomes
- cynicismDistrust of human sincerity
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
- indifferenceLack of interest
skepticism · determination · complacency · arrogance · humility · defeatism · stoicism · altruism
emotions
Psychological feeling states
- feelingsEmotional responses experienced internally
- temperamentInborn behavioral nature
- dispositionInherent character or arrangement
sentiment · morale · outlook · psyche · vibe · euphoria · melancholy · serenity · agitation · gloominess
consciousness
State of sentient awareness
- cognitionMental knowledge acquisition
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- focusConcentrated attention point
introspection · lucidity · clarity · presence · alertness · wakefulness · sentience · cognizance · self-awareness · attentiveness
wellbeing
State of comfort and health
- mental healthEmotional and cognitive well-being
- emotional stabilityResilient, even-keeled temperament
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
recovery · self-care · balance · therapy · healing · trauma · depression · inner peace · equilibrium · wholeness
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
burnout · fatigue · worry · distress · nervousness · strain · unease · restlessness · panic · exhaustion
optimism
Tendency to expect good
- pessimismExpecting unfavorable outcomes
- cynicismDistrust of human sincerity
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
indifference · skepticism · determination · complacency · arrogance · humility · defeatism · stoicism · altruism · ambivalence
- Mind/Thought Idiomstrain of thought, food for thought, brainstorm, brain wave, think tank
- hearsayrumor, gossip, hearsay, whisper, buzz
state of mindpersonality
Characteristic mental patterns
character · temperament · disposition · nature · innate quality
mind, state, remind, mindful, reminder, minded, mindset, states, stately