Body language of sadness: When looking at the body language of men or women there are ways to almost “read minds” by being able to understand and interpret the micro expressions of sadness.
When you are sad there are certain things that you will do nonverbally and there are specific things you will do with your facial features. The body language of sadness has some very specific things that happen with the face.
You can read the micro expressions of sadness by looking at:
- · The eyes
- · The mouth
Micro expressions of sadness and the eyes
When a man or a woman is sad their eyes will droop from the top and while looking at them they will not have focus. It will almost seem like they are not looking at anything in specific or have nowhere to go. There is no sense of purpose about the man or the woman who is showing the signs and signals of sadness.
Micro expressions of sadness and the mouth
As you look at a person who is displaying the micro expression of sadness you will see their mouth turn down with a slight pull to the corners. This look will be like a slight pout. You may even see a little twitching when looking at the corners
Micro expressions and the rest of the body language of sadness
Any emotion will leak through other parts of the body when someone is living through them. Most of the time when a man or woman is sad you will see them moving slower than normal almost like they are in a sped up version of slow motion. You may see their arms folded as if they are holding themselves. There may even be more signs in the body language of someone who is showing the emotion of sadness and that may be they the man or the woman will look downwards consistently. Last of all you may see that the man or woman who is sad breathes slower than normal.
Its always a good idea to baseline a person who’s body language you are reading first. This means that you watch their actions and or their micro expressions for a moment before coming to a conclusion about what their body language is saying.
Learn how to read body language and micro expressions
No matter what micro expression that you want to learn how to read or what signs and signals of body language you find interesting you will want to see what you do when you yourself live through the emotion. Whether you want to understand any of the 6 mico expressions of:
- · micro expression of Fear
- · micro expression of Sadness
- · micro expression of Contempt
- · micro expression of Disgust
- · micro expression of Surprise
- · micro expression of Anger
It will help you to see what you may do in the same given situation.
In order to do this you may have to think about something that has happened to get you to this emotion, watch a movie or even talk to someone you don’t like on the phone. Whatever you decide to do to get to your emotion remember that this is a learning experience and not to act out on the emotion you are practicing.
As always I would like to thank you in advance for your comments and or questions about the body language and micro expressions of sadness.
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Scott Sylvan Bell
Hi Scott,
Indeed, after 7 deaths in 6 years and now coaching people through Grief in Southern California as a Grief Recovery Method specialist, the whole body language posture and micro facial expressions certainly do droop when someone is feeling sad.
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April Braswell
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Thanks Scott for pointing out these factors of noticing sadness. Definitely useful for when you feel like offering a helping hand.
Mark Hogan
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Scott, You are amazing,
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Looking forward to tomorrow!
CaregiverStress?
Scott, yes very noticeable that sadness causes our eyelids and corners of the mouth to droop. As Kevin points out, this may be a sign to lend a helping hand, not to walk away because the person is boring you.
This is an excellent series, looking forward to more.
Kind regards
Peter Tamosaitis
Scott, this series is truly fascinating. Are there ways to tell if someone is experience two emotions at once, say sadness and disgust?
Sonya Lenzo
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You know, this is something that could be really useful for caregivers and those of us in the medical field. They elderly often struggle with depression and greif and try to hide it. Thank you for giving me some information that I can use right now to help others.
Suzanne
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I find the description of micro expressions of sadness to being very accurate in discribing how i look when sad – and that’s kinda sad!
Is a quivering lip considers a micro expression or a major expression of body language?
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This is a fascinating series on micro expressions, I am enjoying it!
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Scott,
Another great post. Actually sadness can be felt even before seeing the person. it is about transmitting those emotions and changing the energy field.
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Someone told me today that I had a sad expression and she pointed exactly at two of the microexpressions you explained…
Do you think microexpressions can be changed authentically? what would you recommend??
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Hmmm. I came back to read this again. And I don’t see my previous comment. “Something is wrong with the web today and I don’t know what it is”.
AS usual great tips. I could actually learn how to look sad on purpose… See if it will get me a treat tonight! LOL
So much sadness in the world today lets brighten it up!
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Thanks, more great tips and observations on micro-expressions.
Lyle
I’m really enjoying this series on micro expressions. Thanks for the info on sadness. I suppose if you know the expressions, you can do a better job of concealing them as well.
Cherie Miranda
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Terrific point about a person experiencing sadness often appearing as the person moving with no purpose to their actions.
Really enjoying this series of videos and posts on micro expressions.
Michael
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Scott,
this is a great basis for a whole course in body language. You are really good.
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You covered “sad” very well; thanks for the review.
Regards,
Lyle
Endlessly fascinating, am enjoying these posts.
Thanks for the insight.
Be Well.
Jc
I attempted to leave comment on body language of Anger … great explanation, but could not find click through.
I love to learn and hear about all the different areas of micro expressions that there are. You are the go to web site for it.
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What is body language. What are some examples of body language of sadness, happiness, and love?