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Reply to "Ridiculous Feelings!"

Hi Wynne, welcome to the forum. I've seen you here but this is my first chance to say hi. That's a cool task. There's actually some research--brain imaging research--that says, naming feelings actually creates a change in the brain...and I wish I could find the reference for it. (It's highlighted in a photo of one of Allan Schore's books.)

And, here's a neat factoid. Exothalmic is a term that refers to folks who have difficulty in naming their emotions.

I may have taken a few liberties and stretched the meaning of the word but here's a few:

feeling uplifted,
deflated,
feeling mischievious,
feeling heavy,
bitter,
feeling playful,
joyful,
spiteful,
inconsolable,
feeling lighhearted,
needy,
isolated,
feeling you belong,
disgusted,
teary-eyed,
giggly,
shy,
feeling fragile,
vulnerable,
feeling alive,
spirited...

There, how's that.

Shrinklady
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