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We have a quick question for you to start with.
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Click here once you have written down your answer above...
Now, we bet that you typed 'good' into the box above, were we right?
If you didn't say 'good', you probably said something like 'ok', 'not bad', or'happy', or maybe because of this course you said 'resilient'.
Most of the time when asked how we feel, we reply with these simple, basic emotional answers, however we should be much more precise- we will explain why in a sec...
today you are
going to learn
- How being precise about the emotion you feel helps you to be more RESILIENT.
- How you create your feelings and how to use this information to your advantage.
- A technique so you can choose precise emotions to help feel better when faced with tricky situations.
why being precise about what you feel
is important
- 1A rich and full emotional vocabulary gives your brain more precise tools for dealing with the challenges you face in your life- especially for RESILIENCE.
- 2Research shows that being PRECISE about how you feel has many benefits from better academic perfomance to a longer, healthier life.
- 3Being PRECISE with your emotional states means that you experience the world around you more accurately, it also helps you to have better relationships (with yourself and with others).
how your brain works
Your brain's main job is to look after and manage your body.
It does this by constantly trying to predict what your body will need to best cope with the situation it finds itself in.
It anticipates what is coming based on what has happened before.
How does this knowledge help us?
developing a rich emotional vocabulary
As your brain searches for past experiences to help it to make sense of what is coming, by developing a rich emotional vocabulary, you are literally giving your brain more choices in the future.
It's the same as speaking a language, the more words you know, the better able you are to express yourself and communicate.
If you start to learn new emotional words today, your brain will be better at finding the right emotions tomorrow.
This is important because how you feel effects how you behave and how you behave effects the results that you get.
an example
Think about the following emotions:
Anger.
Humiliated.
Disrespected.
They are all part of the same emotional family: anger, but they each have different meanings and most importantly, each one feels different.
why this is important
How you feel determines your behaviour and how you behave determines your result.
If you are feeling anger, how are you likely to behave?
And if you are humiliated?
What about disrespected?
Can you see the difference? By being precise with how you feel, you get an accurate emotion which means you can behave accurately, which means you are much more likely to get a positive result.
over to you...
So the idea for this module is to help you to develop and use a much richer emotional vocabulary.
We have a number of activities that will help you to do just that.
And of course, your 7 DAY CHALLENGE will help you to practice this througout the week ahead.
activity:
how do you feel (precisely)?
Time to have a play with your emotions.
We have 2 activities for you this week:
- 1How do you feel when: a list of different situations for you to get PRECISE with.
- 2An exercise to help you choose a useful emotion to feel when you are in a tricky situation.
precise emotion selector
To help you be PRECISE with your emotions we have created the table below.
You will find 7 MAIN EMOTIONS.
Click on the emotion that sounds the closest to how you are feeling and then explore.
There are 3 levels of emotion in total.
If your emotion isn't described, we have also included a link to a dictionary, thesaurus and a words visualiser to help you.
Happy
Ok, so you feel happy. Now let's see if we can get more specific... click on the word below which best describes how you feel.
Playful
Is playful as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like aroused or cheeky? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Aroused
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Cheeky
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Content
Is content as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like free or joyful? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Free
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Joyful
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Interested
Is interested as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like curious or inquisitive? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Curious
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Inquisitive
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Proud
Is proud as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like successful or confident? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Successful
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Confident
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Accepted
Is accepted as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like respected or valued? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Respected
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Valued
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Powerful
Is powerful as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like courageous or creative? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Courageous
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Creative
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Peaceful
Is peaceful as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like loving or thankful? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Loving
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Thankful
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Trusting
Is trusting as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like sensitive or intimate? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Sensitive
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Intimate
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Optimistic
Is optimistic as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like hopeful or inspired? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Hopeful
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Inspired
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Fearful
Ok, so you feel fearful. Now let's see if we can get more specific... click on the word below which best describes how you feel.
Scared
Is scared as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like helpless or frightened? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Helpless
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Frightened
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Anxious
Is anxious as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like overwhelmed or worried? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Overwhelmed
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Worried
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Insecure
Is insecure as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like inadequate or inferior? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Inadequate
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Inferior
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Weak
Is weak as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like insignificant or excluded? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Insignificant
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Excluded
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Rejected
Is rejected as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like exluded or persecuted? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Excluded
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Persecuted
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Threatened
Is threatened as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like nervous or exposed? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Nervous
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Exposed
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Surprised
Ok, so you feel surprised. Now let's see if we can get more specific... click on the word below which best describes how you feel.
Startled
Is startled as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like shocked or dismayed? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Shocked
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Dismayed
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Confused
Is confused as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like disillusioned or perplexed? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Disillusioned
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Perplexed
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Amazed
Is amazed as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like astonished or awe? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Astonished
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Awe
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Excited
Is excited as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like eager or energetic? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Eager
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Energetic
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Angry
Ok, so you feel angry. Now let's see if we can get more specific... click on the word below which best describes how you feel.
Let down
Is let down as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like betrayed or resentful? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Betrayed
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Resentful
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Humiliated
Is humiliated as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like disrespected or ridiculed? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Disrespected
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Ridiculed
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Bitter
Is bitter as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like indignant or violated? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Indignant
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Violated
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Mad
Is mad as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like furious or jealous? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Furious
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Jealous
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Aggressive
Is aggressive as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like provoked or hostile? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Provoked
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Hostile
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Frustrated
Is frustrated as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like infuriated or annoyed? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Infuriated
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Annoyed
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Distant
Is distant as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like withdrawn or numb? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Withdrawn
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Numb
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Critical
Is critical as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like sceptical or dismissive? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Sceptical
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Dismissive
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Sad
Ok, so you feel sad. Now let's see if we can get more specific... click on the word below which best describes how you feel.
Hurt
Is hurt as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like embarrassed or disappointed? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Embarrassed
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Disappointed
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Depressed
Is depressed as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like inferior or empty? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Inferior
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Empty
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Guilty
Is guilty as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like remorseful or ashamed? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Remorseful
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Ashamed
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Lonely
Is lonely as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like isolated or abandoned? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Isolated
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Abandoned
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Vulnerable
Is vulnerable as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like victimised or fragile? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Victimised
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Fragile
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Despair
Is despair as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like grief or powerless? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Grief
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Powerless
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Bad
Ok, so you feel bad. Now let's see if we can get more specific... click on the word below which best describes how you feel.
Bored
Is bored as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like indifferent or apathetic? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Indifferent
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Apathetic
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Busy
Is busy as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like pressured or rushed? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Pressured
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Rushed
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Stressed
Is stressed as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like overwhelmed or in disarray? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Overwhelmed
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Disarray
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Tired
Is tired as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like sleepy or unfocused? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Sleepy
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Unfocused
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Disgusted
Ok, so you feel disgusted. Now let's see if we can get more specific... click on the word below which best describes how you feel.
Disapproving
Is disapproving as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like judgmental or embarassed? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Judgmental
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Embarrassed
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Disappointed
Is disappointed as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like appalled or revulsion? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Appalled
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Revulsion
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Awful
Is awful as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like nauseated or detestable? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Nauseated
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Detestable
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Repelled
Is repelled as precise as you can get? If so, investigate your emotion further using the buttons below.
Or maybe you feel more like horrified or hesitant? If so, click on the word that describes how you feel most precisely.
Horrified
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Hesitant
You managed to be even more precise with your emotion, well done. Now check out your emotion using the buttons below.
Visualise any emotion
Look up an emotion- dictionary
Look up an emotion- thesaurus
summary
You have learned that having a rich, varied and precise emotional vocabulary is extremely important. It helps you to have a more accurate understanding of your life and your relationships as well as helping you to be more RESILIENT.
Give your brain more emotional precision and you equip it with the tools it needs to deal with ANYTHING life throws your way.
great work
well done!
Excellent work, that is module 8 safely home in the sheep pen :)
Baaa now, you are undoubtedly noticing your sense of RESILIENCE growing stronger...
See you in in the next module- only 2 more to go!
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the
7 day challenge
zone
Your 7 DAY CHALLENGE this week is to train yourself to become more PRECISE with your emotions.
Every morning, evening and night for the next 7 days, your parent/ caregiver will ask you:
How are you feeling right now?
Then either think of a precise feeling, or use our PRECISE EMOTION SELECTOR (above) to find one.
You can't say GOOD, BAD, OK, HAPPY, SAD- these emotions aren't PRECISE enough.
See how many different emotions you NOTICE yourself feeling in the next 7 days.