10/08/2021
The Feelings Wheel, created by Dr. Gloria Willcox, helps us put words to emotions and care for our mental health.
Regularly tracking your emotional rhythms is a powerful way to take care of your mental health.
๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐จ๐:-
๐. ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ. - We may not always be aware of our feelings, but they often impact us , what we say and do, so itโs important to tune in and acknowledge them so that we can appropriately attend to the feeling.
๐. ๐๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐. - What we need is unique to us and may likely change from day to day. Paying attention to our feelings helps to figure out what we need and respond intentionally rather than just reacting automatically.
๐. ๐๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฌ.- Itโs valuable to reflect on how we feel to understand if there is something specific that is contributing to our mood or a pattern that is playing out. This will help us to make a few simple changes in our life to do more of what helps to feel good and less of whatโs causing extra stress or difficult feelings.
๐. ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ. - Being attuned to our feelings can help to recognize how other people are impacting us. We can express our gratitude or create opportunities to spend more time together when we feel joy while interacting with someone. If we are feeling angry because someone is continually taking advantage of then it will help us to create a healthier boundary and let them know what we can or cant do.
๐. ๐๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ง๐๐๐. -Tracking our mood helps is with an invaluable resource to share with an mental health provider so that they can more easily assess whatโs going on .
