“I feel bad.” In the other chair, my client slipped off her shoes and pulled her knees to her chest. Her blue jeans strained across her thighs. Her long brown hair fell across her tearful face. I leaned forward. “Bad. Does that mean sad, disappointed, angry, irritated, anxious, fearful, confused, or something else?” “I dunno. …
Tag Archives: Feelings
Emotions give us information about what we really believe. Anger, for instance. If we get angry when someone hurts us, we believe we are worth being treated well. A store manager refuses to refund a thousand dollars for a defective laptop. “It’s not working because you dropped it. That’s not covered.” We know we did …
Permission to Feel
What strategies do you use to process your painful emotions? Can you label them? Do you know what sadness feels like? Do you know how fear feels? What does anger do to your insides? Sad, mad, glad, and fear. Those are often considered the four basic categories of emotions. Labeling is the first step. A …