Human emotions iceberg

Human emotions iceberg is an iceberg chart topic. On r/IcebergCharts, the highest-scoring available chart on it, "Human Emotions/Feelings iceberg", was posted by u/waddledee000 on 28 May 2021 and had about 1,333 upvotes when it was collected.^[1] The subreddit has 1 other chart on the same or closely related topics; see Other versions. A text version, "Iceberg of Emotions" by glebbulgakov4378, is hosted on IcebergThreads, where it had 712 views as of 29 October 2026.^[2]

Entries reflect the chart authors' choices and are not verified fact.

Tiers[edit]

Tiers and entries from the IcebergThreads version^[2]. Notes after a dash are shortened from the author's explanations.

Tier 1[edit]

Hapiness
Sadness
Fear
Love
Surprise
Disgust
Excitement
Anxiety
Joy
Frustration
Contentment
Embarrassment
Hope
Pride
Jealousy
Guilt
Stress
Anger

Tier 2 - Social & Relational[edit]

Admiration
Affection
Resentment
Compassion
Loneliness
Shame
Gratitude
Trust
Insecurity
Belonging
Envy
Relief
Disappointment
Nostalgia
Anticipation
Sympathy
Irritation
Yearning
Despair
Sorrow

Tier 3 - Identity & Self-Perception[edit]

Self-doubt
Imposter Syndrome
Alienation
Vulnerability
Defiance
Euphoria
Bitterness
Melancholy
Restlessness
Validation Hunger
Regret
Moral Superiority
Inferiority
Existential Dread
Romantic Idealization
Emotional Numbness
Cognitive Dissonance
Vigilantism
Sonder

Tier 4 - Unstable & Contradictory States[edit]

Schadenfreude
Anhedonia
Limerence
Paranoia
Apathy
Righteous Fury
Emotional Contagion
Catastrophic Thinking
Hypervigilance
Suppressed Rage
Trauma Bonding
Dissociation
Manic Elation
Learned Helplessness
Projection
Intrusive Longing
Survivor's Guilt
Identity Diffusion

Tier 5 - Subconscious & Disturbing Undercurrents[edit]

Thanatophobia
Misplaced Devotion
Stockholm Attachment
Repressed Grief
Splitting
Shadow Projection
Emotional Flashbacks
Quiet Desperation
Moral Injury
Attachment Panic
Obsessional Love
Chronic Emptiness
Somatic Anxiety
Subconscious Rivalry
Existential Isolation
Anticipatory Grief
Paralyzing Shame
Compulsive Comparison

Tier 6 - Abyssal & Uncanny Depths[edit]

Void Feeling
Ego Death Terror
Primal Abandonment Wound
Cosmic Insignificance
Silent Breakdown
Phantom Regret
Nameless Dread
Emotional Echoes
Haunted Nostalgia
Identity Dissolution
Unlived Life Grief
Abyss Gazing
Fragmented Self
Ancestral Sorrow
Pre-Verbal Fear
Lucid Despair
Inner Doppelgänger
Watching Silence

Other versions[edit]

Other charts from r/IcebergCharts grouped under this topic, ordered by score:

Iceberg of human emotions and mental states by u/Icy-Method4993, 19 February 2026 (68 upvotes)

Text versions on other sites:

Human Emotions and Feelings on IcebergCharts.com (archived; 252 entries)

Sources[edit]

Featured Reddit chart: u/waddledee000. Human Emotions/Feelings iceberg. Reddit (r/IcebergCharts). 28 May 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2026.
IcebergThreads version: glebbulgakov4378. Iceberg of Emotions. IcebergThreads. 18 February 2026. Retrieved 29 October 2026.

References[edit]

↑ u/waddledee000. Human Emotions/Feelings iceberg. Reddit (r/IcebergCharts). 28 May 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2026.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 glebbulgakov4378. Iceberg of Emotions. IcebergThreads. 18 February 2026. Retrieved 29 October 2026.

[top-1] u/waddledee000. Human Emotions/Feelings iceberg. Reddit (r/IcebergCharts). 28 May 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2026.

[thread-2] 2.0 ^2.1 glebbulgakov4378. Iceberg of Emotions. IcebergThreads. 18 February 2026. Retrieved 29 October 2026.

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