anxious     apprehensive cautious

clammy cowardice

defensive   distrust

doubt  dread embarrassed

evasive foreboding

frantic      hesitant     horrified        hysterical

inhibited insecure irrational nausea

nervous       panic      paralyzed

paranoid scared      secretive

shaky  shy

skeptical  stage fright

superstitious suspicious

terse  terrified  threatened  timid

trapped  uncertain uneasy

vulnerable want to escape  wary

worry

HOW ARE YOU FEELING TODAY?

FEELINGS ARE YOUR RESPONSE TO THE REALITY AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME.

ACCEPT YOUR FEELINGS, IF YOU RESIST  THEM THEY’LL LAST EVEN LONGER AND CREATE MORE STRESS

FEEL THE FEELINGS AND WATCH THEM TRANSFORM.

abandoned      abuse        accused

anguished     ashamed        betrayed blue

cheated despair 

disappointed distraught Embarrassed forgotten       guilty

Heart-broken      heartache      heartsick

helpless         Hurt              if only

ignored      inadequate      inconsolable

It’s not fair

Left out      longing      loss     melancholy

misunderstood       mourning      neglected

nobody cares                      nobody loves me

nostalgia

passed over

pity         poor me regret rejected           remorse

sadness sorrow

Tearful         tormented torn

tortured  –   unhappy -  unloved  –    unwanted

why me?

wounded

HOW ARE YOU FEELING TODAY?

FEELINGS ARE YOUR RESPONSE TO THE REALITY AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME.

ACCEPT YOUR FEELINGS, IF YOU RESIST  THEM THEY’LL LAST EVEN LONGER AND CREATE MORE STRESS

FEEL THE FEELINGS AND WATCH THEM TRANSFORM.

bored CAN’T WIN      careless      COLD       cut-off

DEAD        defeated     DEPRESSED        demoralized

DESOLATE despair        DISCOURAGED

disillusioned      DOOMED drained         FAILURE

forgetful FUTILE giving up HARDENED

hopeless       HUMORLESS         i can’t

I DON’T CARE              i don’t count

INTATTENTIVE              indecisive INDIFFERENT

invisible   IT’S TOO LATE           lazy LET IT WAIT

listless            LOSER lost              NEGATIVE

numb OVERWHELMED powerless        RESIGNED

shock   SPACED OUT          stoned             STUCK

too tired   UNFEELING           unfocused

USELESS          vague                WASTED

what’s the use WHY TRY? worthless

HOW ARE YOU FEELING TODAY?

FEELINGS ARE YOUR RESPONSE TO THE REALITY AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME.

ACCEPT YOUR FEELINGS, IF YOU RESIST  THEM THEY’LL LAST EVEN LONGER AND CREATE MORE STRESS

FEEL YOUR FEELINGS AND WATCH THEM TRANSFORM.

Did you know that animals in the wild don’t suffer from stress while animals in captivity do (this includes domestic animals and our dear pets too!)?

There is also an interesting fact that animals know how to shake stress off after a trauma. Imagine two ducks fighting and right after the duel is finished they will shake profusely and ‘paddle’ away from each other. The lake doesn’t become too small for them, on contrary, they will behave as if nothing happened right after the event – the conflict remains in the past and it’s done with.

Unlike ducks… we, humans, often get stuck in the event where incident created strong emotional response. Attached to the scenario that is no longer happening we keep it alive internally, continuously feeding our psyche with the  images, sounds, and emotional states related to the event. STOP!

You probably think: easier said than done! Just for the fun of it, when you get into an overwhelming emotional response when somebody has ‘stepped on your toes’, repeat a mantra to yourself: “I love you, I forgive you, I’m sorry” You stepped on somebody else’s toes? Mantra is: “I love you, please forgive me, I’m sorry” . Observe your emotional reaction to the mantra.

We are delivering a talk about Somatic Experiencing at Kocoon spa lounge on 10th November, 7.30. Below are the details, call to register.

Room 301, 3/F, North Building, Nali Garden, No.81, Sanlitun North Street on the West side of the street,

Telephone: 010- 5208 6068

The heart’s field is a carrier of emotional information and a mediator of bio-electromagnetic communication, within and outside the body. Research shows our heart’s field changes distinctly as we experience different emotions. It is registered in people’s brains around us and apparently is capable of affecting cells, water and DNA studied in vitro.

HEARTMATH Institute

Do you know how fear, sadness, grief, happiness and joy feel like? Where in your body do you feel these emotions? Which color are they? Are they soft, hard, smooth or piercing? What is the sound they produce?

Tap into the wisdom of your body, feel the emotions, don’t run away from them. Observe how they move through your body.  Each emotional response carries a message. Remaining present and attuned with that message opens the door to awareness, growth and learning.

We are organizing a workshop The Body as Ultimate Healer: The Power of Somatic Experiencing with Dr Maggie Phillips. For more information check www.small-steps-coaching.com. Looking forward to see you there.