Importance of Identifying Our Emotions

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by your emotions?

Have you ever felt like sharing your feelings is hard?

Me too!! It can be so hard to express ourselves when we are overwhelmed by our emotions! There are many reasons why this is true. One reason could be that we have not identified our emotions within ourselves. This may sound like a very basic idea, but naming and identifying our emotions helps us to know how to manage them.

Naming our emotions empowers us!! When we name them are are able to understand our needs, process how we are feeling, and identify what led to us having these feelings. This can be huge to knowing ourselves and being able to communicate our needs with others. Below is a list of emotions from Berkeley Wellness Institute:

Which one of these emotions speaks to you most today?

Reference

https://www.berkeleywellbeing.com/list-of-emotions.html