UNDERSTANDING YOUR EMOTIONS
This week we will be taking a closer look at a specific event/events that is hindering you at this moment in time. This exercise can be used for any event and be done as many times as you feel fit. I personally use this method every single time something has happened and managed to get me down.
The model used in the worksheet:
Primary emotion: The reaction you have to your environment, for example, being sad because someone said something awful to you.
Secondary emotion: The reaction you have to your own thoughts, actions or feelings, for example, feeling guilty for being sad or angry with a person.
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The model used in the worksheet:
- -This model of describing emotions helps one recognize, describe and name emotions.
- -Mindfulness is used to help identify the emotions and understand their functions.
- -The difficulty often is that one can get confused with the primary and the secondary emotion.
Primary emotion: The reaction you have to your environment, for example, being sad because someone said something awful to you.
Secondary emotion: The reaction you have to your own thoughts, actions or feelings, for example, feeling guilty for being sad or angry with a person.
- -Ambivalence is when a person has one or more emotions towards an event, this can confuse the process.
Attached:
- -The explanation of the model
- -An example of how the worksheet can be done
- -The worksheet
- -A list of emotions and understanding those emotions
- -Ways of managing your emotions
- -The self-soothing list
Model_explained.pdf | |
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worksheet_example.pdf | |
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worksheet_Week2.pdf | |
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ways_of_describing_emotions.pdf | |
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managing_your_emotions.pdf | |
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self-sooth_list.pdf | |
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This exercise was very frustrating when i started applying the model in the beginning. You really lay out an event and start understanding it more as well as your emotions around it, but you might be thinking "OKAY BUT WHERE IS THE SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM???". Following and continuing with the weekly online support group slowly but surely you will learn the skills and receive the tools in how to solve your current situation or event. Just be patient and keep on pushing. Now its all about having a broader view of your current event and understanding the emotions around that. Added to help you is ways of managing those emotions, which can decrease the frustration, and a self-soothing list which will help you in times of distress.