Emotions/feelings can be hard to describe

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Feel out of sorts. Struggling to describe it . Nostalgia? Sadness? Anxiety? A mixture?

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Sorry you are feeling like that. Did it come out of nowhere or something started it? Giving words to feelings is hard…it isnt always clear…

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I felt somewhat like it yesterday . I can’t link it to anything .

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Have you tried a feelings guide @firemonkey ?

This is a difficult time of year. Lots of trauma memories & loneliness for me.

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Holidays. Oooooooooo

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I’ve briefly looked at one.

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My friend had a psych who helped her find words for feelings. I did the same alone/with a friend.

I think it is good that you try it here! Do you have some you talk with about such things? How are you now?

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I definitely identify as neurodivergent, so feelings can be difficult to describe. A friend of mine with autism posted a chart that has various descriptions of emotions. Not sure if I can find the pic though…

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Anxious? /Fearful? sad? Hard to tell . Stepdaughter thinks it could be the Christmas effect .

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Could be…many (including me) have that. Sorry you feel bad, whatever the exact name is of the feeling. Hope you feel better after all the holidays have finished.

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I get periods when I have the feeling that “there’s something wrong with me” or “there’s something wrong with my personality”. I use CBT now when it happens and I start to ask CBT self-questions such as “please specify, what exactly is wrong. Please specify exactly what’s wrong with my personality”. I usually can’t answer or find anything specific wrong, and then go on to conclude “there’s nothing wrong”.

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