What's the Word?
The feeling you get when something isn't fair and you want to fight back.
What is anger?
Your jaw is tight, your fists are clenched, you feel heat rising in your chest.
What is anger?
Anger is inherited - if your parent had a temper, you will too.
What is false? Anger expression is learned, which means it can be unlearned.
The first step when you feel something overwhelming.
What is naming it?
Someone disrespects you in front of other people.
What can cause anger or shame?
That buzzing, can't-sit-still feeling when something good is about to happen.
What is excitement?
You're smiling for no reason, you feel light, everything seems easier.
What is happiness or joy?
You can feel more than one emotion at the same time.
What is true? You can be angry and scared, or happy and guilty, at the same time.
Something your body needs when emotions take over - breath, movement, cold water.
What is resetting your body?
Someone surprises you with something they remembered about you.
What can cause happiness or feeling seen?
That heavy feeling when something you wanted didn't happen.
What is disappointment?
You go quiet, stop eating, don't want to be around anyone.
What is sadness?
Venting by screaming or hitting things gets the anger out of your system.
What is false? It actually makes you better at being angry.
Moving your body, signing, a yell in the woods, are great ways to move the anger.
Choosing to step back from a situation - not because you're weak, but because you're strategic.
What is walking away?
Someone you counted on wasn't there when you needed them.
What can cause disappointment or hurt?
The warm feeling you get when someone really comes through for you.
What is gratitude?
Your stomach drops, you freeze up, your mind goes blank.
What is fear or shock?
Ignoring your feelings makes them go away.
What is false? Suppressed feelings build and come out harder later.
Shifting your focus completely onto something else - a task, a person, a count.
What is distraction or redirection?
You did something kind for someone and they genuinely appreciated it.
What can cause pride or joy?
Feeling settled, safe, and like everything is okay right now.
What is peace or contentment?
Your chest feels full, you want to be close to someone, you'd do anything for them.
What is love?
Positive emotions like joy and excitement are just as important to pay attention to as painful ones.
What is true? They tell you what matters to you.
Doing something that fills you up on purpose - even when you don't feel like it.
What is deploying gratification?
You keep your feelings locked down so long your body starts breaking down - headaches, can't sleep, always sick.
What can cause physical symptoms of suppressed emotion?