I think that you can discover this by experiencing lots of different emotions. People in distress (a strong emotion) often act in a way that we know as self des

I think that you can discover this by experiencing lots of different emotions. People in distress (a strong emotion) often act in a way that we know as self destructive. People in love (another emotion) do dumb things. We see these insights in lots of cultural artefacts from all cultures that I am aware of - books, plays, songs, poems, stories, pictures and statues. If I was to get irritated with your comments would that be optimal?