Thoughts on expanding your range of emotional vocabulary— some people (particularly guys no offense) can only tell me they feel “bad” or “mad” or “sad”. Consider the other, more colorful emotional vocabulary at your fingertips!
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You can feel apprehensive, apoplectic, indignant, disheartened, dismayed, uneasy, disappointed, apathetic, discouraged, miserable, despairing, disillusioned, enraged, butt hurt, irritated, claustrophobic, repulsed, nauseous, and more!
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You can feel relaxed, ebullient, gleeful, content, moved, secure, intrigued, enthusiastic, appreciative, festive, exhilarated, energized, understanding, at peace, pleased, elated, satisfied, playful, mischievous, spirited, exuberant, blissful, coy !
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You can feel uncertain, uncomfortable, lethargic, hesitant, unwilling, hopeful, watchful, wary, leery, fidgety, neurotic, stressed, exasperated, aggravated, disgruntled, resentful, distracted, indifferent, listless, languid, perfunctory, unmoved, aimless
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You can feel ethereal, fulfilled, soothed, quiet, composed, nonplussed, sober, tempted, bemused, dumbfounded, modest, bashful, plucky, good humored, whimsical, wistful, droll, quaint, wholesome, mellow, amicable, light hearted, blithe, blasé
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Or you can feel romantic!! Enthralled! Idyllic, amorous, feral, lively, jaunty, enamored, carnal, dreamy, sensuous, provocative, irresistible, charming, captivated, rosy, radiant, intoxicated, electrified,
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got carried away because emotions are like candy and I have having fun choosing words. BUT there are other methods.... you can also articulate emotions in terms of physical sensations or body movements or thoughts that go hand in hand with the emotion/experience
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or use metaphors / anecdotes, I tend to do this one. "I feel like a squashed bug."
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there is an app, Mood Meter, that does an interesting chart of emotions on axes of Energy level and Positive/Negative https://moodmeterapp.com/
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