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NARRATOR: Feelings are really important, they're a part of everyone. We feel different things every day. Sometimes we feel happy, and sometimes we feel sad. These are two really good examples of our feelings, but did you know we have many feelings, apart from happy and sad too? Alan Cowen, the study's lead author and doctoral student in neuroscience at UC Berkeley, suggests thatbetter clarifying the nature ofouremotionscan play an important role in helping scientists, psychologists, and physicians learn more about how emotions underlie brain activity, behavior, and mood. By building a better understanding of these states, he hopes that researchers can develop improved treatments for psychiatric conditions. She adds that emotional intimacy can also decrease loneliness and lower negative feelings in general because you’re able to vent them. Class poem: Work together on a class poem about how we deal with our feelings. You could act as scribe and start the children off with the lines: 'Dealing with your feelings can make you feel OK. / So share them, air them. Do it today.'

Getting in touch with your emotions can help with emotional regulation. Regulating your emotions involves being able to recognize, manage, and respond to emotions as they come. As you practice feeling your feelings, you’re bound to make mistakes or get frustrated in the process. So it’s important to remember to be gentle with yourself. Plutchik, Robert (1997-01-01). "The circumplex as a general model of the structure of emotions and personality.". Circumplex models of personality and emotions. American Psychological Association. pp.17–45. doi: 10.1037/10261-001. ISBN 1557983801.H17. about things that help people feel good (e.g. playing outside, doing things they enjoy, spending time with family, getting enough sleep). Even if you don’t agree with how someone else feels, don’t reject their emotions. And avoid using phrases like “don’t worry,” as that undermines how they feel.

Your feelings are forever seeking expression. (That might be why there are so many varieties of them!) So giving it a name can help give it the attention it craves.Love, a strong emotion of attachment one feels for someone else. Ranges to family, pets, friends, significant others or fictional characters American psychologist R.S. Woodsworth viewed feelings and emotions as representing a person’s inner state, also known as their mood. Then, there’s also Immanuel Kant’s definition of feelings as states of unpleasantness and pleasantness, also known as psychological effects.

Express your anger constructively. You might avoid talking about your anger to help prevent conflict. Internalizing can seem like a safe strategy, but your anger can fester, and you may end up holding a grudge. This can affect your interpersonal relationships as well as your emotional well-being. Instead, take time to cool off if you need it, and then try expressing your feelings calmly and respectfully. There’s a whole range of feelings that extend beyond the basics. But all feelings have one thing in common: they emerge from a reaction to emotions.

How do you handle strong emotions?

In this situation, the stimulus is the same. But where emotion is the foundation, the feelings are a deeper response. You don't have to wait for a big problem to talk about your feelings. You can say how you feel any time. It's a good thing to practice. Repressing emotions can also negatively affect your mental well-being, not to mention your relationships, communication skills, stress levels, and more.

H19. to recognise when they need help with feelings; that it is important to ask for help with feelings; and how to ask for it. A 2017 meta-analysis investigated the relationships between levels of emotional expression and suppression and social and interpersonal outcomes. Its results suggested that emotion suppression is associated with poorer relationship quality, lower social satisfaction, lower social support, more negative first impressions, and lower social well-being. For example, you might experience “happiness” through feelings of bliss, exhilaration, or optimism. These are expressions of that particular core emotion, going beyond saying, “ I’m happy.” For example, if your hometown soccer team loses a game, you might feel sadness and disappointment. Or if you’re celebrating your child’s birthday, you may feel happiness and joy. Expressing your feelings can sound scary. After all, it leaves your emotions open to interpretation, and that can leave you feeling vulnerable.It’s how you deal with those “negative emotions” that can affect your mental well-being. For example, denying how you feel can cause more harm than good, resulting in unhealthy behaviors.