Emotions you've felt, but couldn't explain: You know those imaginary conversations that keep looping in your head? The ones where you say the perfect line, the sharp comeback, or the heartfelt speech you wish you had given? Well, that's an emotion, and it's called jouska. Jouska is when your brain replays a conversation over and over, testing every possible version. Sometimes it's about the past: what you should have said, what you should have done, how you should have reacted. Other times it's the future: what you might say if the moment comes again, what you're going to do, how you should act when the moment arrives. It feels like practice, but it's really a search for control. Because deep down, you know you can't control how others think, feel, or react. You can only control what you bring to the table. Still, the mind runs simulations, as if rewriting the scene will change the actual outcome. We all do this. Some laugh at the clever lines they invent. Others feel stuck because the loop won't stop. Either way, jouska shows how badly we crave certainty in messy, unpredictable moments. In general, think of jouska like a strategy connected to two opposite ends. The first one is to protect you, the second one is to prepare you.