Naming and understanding multiple emotions

[shimmerz]

I have been thinking about making a post for this for some time. I have been working with the emotional wheel that @MrMoonlight posted in another thread and thought it might be a good idea to reference it to see if I.others might find it helpful in practicing identifying current emotions.

I think part of my problem with emotions is that I feel a bunch of them at the same time. I am hoping this thread will help me learn how to tease out an emotion and put it in writing.

Following is a reference to a pretty good article. The interesting thing is that this site says there are 34K emotions! No wonder I am overwhelmed at times!
Plutchik's Wheel of Emotions: What is it and How to Use it in Counseling?

And here is the wheel that I use to help me zero in on what I am feeling. Hmmm, now that I think about it, I am not certain I can put the image in here without breaching the forum rules? Admins? It would be really helpful if I could.

If not, here is the link that I will be using.
Emotion Wheel
I start in the centre and identify one of the core emotions (Happy, Sad etc), then I look at the breakdown of that category and identify what that may be and then finally, an emotion in the outer part of the circle. Sometimes I have to do it backwards and start on the outside edge and work my way in.

 

[shimmerz]

In this moment I am feeling:

Thankful, which is part of Peaceful, which is in the Happy category.

I am stunned that this is what Happy feels like. I wouldn't have guessed that.

 

[blackemerald1]

Thanks for the link @shimmerz - I am going to download it and use it. :)

 

[Ronin]

Something in purpleblue and confused as hell, because color symbolism and cultures clash.

 

[Abstract]

Thank for sharing Shimmerz. AndMrMoonlight. My brain can't cope right now but am really interested. I did a lot of work on emotions and mood and it was life changing. I still have more to do.

 

[shimmerz]

because color symbolism and cultures clash.

Not sure what this means @Ronin. Would you mind expanding on that please? I am not a big colour person, I go more for the words so I think that is why I am not relating to what you are saying, not because you didn't say it well.

Oh wait - nevermind. I see what you are saying. You are relating to the colours on the wheel, but not necessarily attaching to the words. lol. See? I need a lot of work on this.

Please forgive for my confusion. I understand now.

 

[MrMoonlight]

In this moment I'm feeling:
Thankful: streaming from a feeling of being cared for .

 

[Ronin]

You are relating to the colours on the wheel, but not necessarily attaching to the words.

Yeh. Along with musings on how colors for certain emotions are so culture relative :)
No worries. Just where my head is at, at the moment. It is a good yardstick, the colors more than word descriptors, so still useful.

 

[intothelight]

@shimmerz Thank you for the reference. Helps sort things out.

Tired is the best way to describe my feelings, bone weary, soul weary, tired.

 

[joeylittle]

@shimmerz - I’ve separated these posts back into their own thread.

If you’d still like them moved to your diary, report my post and indicate that.

Otherwise, it will stay here in General.

 

[shimmerz]

I appreciate that JL; Thank you. I had different ideas for this posting for myself than the one it was merged into.

 

[shimmerz]

Confident --> Proud --> Happy.
Who knew?
That's two happy's in two days. I wouldn't have guessed. I feel like it is good to identify it so I get used to how it feels.