What Are You Feeling Today? Not Thinking, Rather Feeling! Can You Identify Yours?

[intothelight]

Frustrated with changes and the unpredictability.

 

[MyWillow]

Terrified. That I can admit that is....terrifying.

 

[TruthSeeker]

While the chances of me having to go to court (I pay a lawyer so I don't have to go), are looking pretty high, and my brother has lost his mind.....again. I'm feeling reticent......but hopeful.

 

[Tinyflame]

Grateful
abandoned asking for help x3, there was none at all, kind of sad about it but also ambivalent, not surprised on the inside
pretty numb
surprised by a little bird that landed and stayed at my feet sawing in a storm yesterday, looked up at me when I talked to it
mixed emotions about Thanksgiving/ 'families'
alone
worried about basically b-i-l's surgery tuesday
removed
tired and sore
surprised at how people have to be reminded of mortality? But only matters if you have family or loved ones, really.

 

[Ronin]

Relief re. outcome of the last two weeks. Really needed a win.

 

[Teasel]

Exhausted and stressed. Tension. A wish for escape / hiding.

 

[LuckiLee]

Hopeful
Content
Glad
Relieved

 

[TruthSeeker]

Accomplished-got my art space cleaned-I got to play with the art materials...not do art....but it looks so neat.
Relieved-made 16 healthy mac and cheese mini meals and froze them.
Looking forward to a good day tomorrow I'm going to make clay ducks! Oh yeah, Oh yeah...I love clay!
Strong-I'm on day 4 of my kick the coke habit and only once did I think....I need a coke...and kicked that thought to the curb.
Happy-my kitty is pawing at me, looking for me to pay attention

 

[Mach123]

IDK. Saying this is going on or that seems like talking about something else. Not thinking, feeling. It seems so hard to do. My thinking is about what's going on and what's next and what happened.

My feelings are what's actually causing everything.

What am I feeling? IDK.

 

[TruthSeeker]

IDK. Saying this is going on or that seems like talking about something else. Not thinking, feeling. It seems so hard to do. My thinking is about what's going on and what's next and what happened.

My feelings are what's actually causing everything.

What am I feeling? IDK.

I'm not sure if feelings are always a cause of everything.....I think sometimes feeling are an outcome/effect of something else happen outside my control. Kinda like I'm feeling sad because my aunt died. Your feelings have nothing to do with her death.....her death caused your feelings of sadness.

So try attaching an event or something you did and then a corresponding feeling. I find it easier to look at what I'm doing or not doing first, then attach a feeling....
I am going to art class and feeling happy about that;
I'm leaving my house unlocked for the cleaning lady and as a result I'm feeling reticent.
Finished painting my curtains=accomplished
Cut the grass=satisfied/content
Just won a contest=lucky/plain ol happy if you liked the prize-unlucky/disgusted if it sucks
Thinking about going to court makes me angry
Thinking about X makes me feel Y

I dunno....but list the things going on maybe and your corresponding feelings.

 

[Mach123]

Yes but I see it in reverse. The event has nothing to do with my feelings, my feelings are mine and are generated by me (how or why IDK)

I might feel nothing she died, or I might be happy.

 

[TruthSeeker]

I kinda see it like this.....external events-something that was caused by another event, person, or situation are not caused by you or your feelings... but you do have the effect of feeling something or nothing (not the cause)....they are caused by something external to you. So, x event/external situation happened causing you to feel Y or feel nothing. You can also switch the thinking around that I'm sad (effect) because she died (her dying is still the cause, no matter which way you word it.)

Internal events-Some part of you has a conflict with another part (part of you wants to lash out at the abuser, and another part thinks it's not safe)-creating conflict within us, generated by self/parts (caused by) your own feelings. In this case, maybe the conflict between parts causes the feeling of confusion (effect).

While I'm not in your head, I disagree with your original belief because you give all your personal power over to your feelings when you say, "my feelings are what's actually causing everything."

Yeah, your feelings don't have that much power to "cause everything" (death, the mall shutting down, the mailman not showing when you needed the package to arrive on time, the president getting elected-they are all causes for feelings-which are a reaction to a situation) and by believing this.....you give up personal control over your emotions. But I do agree that internal feelings of parts do play a role into getting us into trouble, dissociating, or when they aren't communicating with you/or each other in the decision-making process, and having us end up in the closet....but there was always a precipitant -an event, situation, or action.

Maybe I'm not understanding you very well.....