Tag Archives: emotional wheel
The Messenger
Treat your feelings as messengers…everybody notices that wherever there’s trouble, there’s always a bunch of emotions hanging around. But the feelings didn’t create the trouble – They were trying to tell you something. Anger, for instance, arises whenever a boundary … Continue reading
Feelings by Name
Get to know your feelings by name. If we didn’t grow up in a family where our full range of emotions was accepted – maybe we were criticized when we were sad or angry- we didn’t learn to be with … Continue reading
Emotional Mapping
Emotional Map – draw out (and understand) all your recent feelings. Label them, color code them, add bullet points of everything that makes you feel each emotion. This allows you to decouple the elements and save the good, and work … Continue reading
Thoughtful Emotions
Stop brushing your emotions away when you’re feeling something you don’t like, such as disappointment, don’t pretend you’re not feeling it. Accept that you will experience difficult emotions. This changes the relationship you have with these emotions. it boosts your level … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 