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What are Emotions?

Emotions are your feelings created in response to thoughts, remarks, or events.

Emotions can influence most aspects of your life, including how you behave.

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#2. Take one minute to write as many emotions/feelings you can think of. You are writing only one word responses.

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Emotions are neither good or bad, right or wrong. Feelings just ARE. They exist. There is a difference between having an emotion and doing something or acting on the emotion. Emotions don't last forever. No matter what you're feeling, eventually, it will lift and another emotion will take it's place. When a strong emotion comes, you do not have to act on your feeling. All you need to do is recognize the emotion and feel it. Emotions are not facts!

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Some emotions are:Happiness

SadnessFear

AngerLove

EmpathySympathy

AnxietyJealousy

How do we show each of these emotions?

 

Act it out. Volunteers?

The Nothing Scene - with emotions

EMOTIONSHappinessIs a sense of well-being

What are some ways that you can help build happiness in your life?

EMOTIONSSadnessIs a normal, healthy reaction to an unhappy event.

You usually feel discouraged and have less energy.

EMOTIONSFearAn emotion that can help keep you safe from

danger.

EMOTIONSAngerA common reaction to being emotionally hurt

or physically harmed.

How many of you have handled your anger in the past this way?

• Silent treatment

• Swearing

• Fighting/ hitting someone

• Taking it out on someone else

• Shouting

• Keeping feelings in

According to researchers, these are all SECOND GRADE behaviors.

Most mature 8th graders

NEED

to learn new ways to handle their anger or

resolve their arguments.

EMOTIONSLoveA combination of caring and affection that

binds one person to another.

EMOTIONSEmpathyThe ability to understand and share another

person’s feelings.

EMOTIONSSympathyTo understand and share another’s problems or

sorrow

EMOTIONSAnxietyAn overwhelming feeling of dread, much like

fear.

EMOTIONSJealousyA feeling of resentment or unhappiness at

another’s good fortune.

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Emotions have 3 jobs

1. Communicate your feelings to yourself and others. How can others tell how you are feeling?

2. They help us with motivation and self-protection. They give us motivation to change a situation. Emotions save us time in important situations. Give an example.

3. They give us validation. They can inform us about a situation by being your “gut instinct”.

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All of us experience a wide range of emotions in our lives. Usually, that's a good thing.

But sometimes we have difficulty controlling our emotions, even to the point of letting our emotions control our behavior.

Usually, that's not such a good thing.

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Helpful suggestions for handling your emotions

•  Be honest with yourself.•  Talk to somebody about your feelings.•  Don't ignore your emotions, they are telling you something.•  If you are having an unpleasant feeling, think of something you can do that will help, and then do it.•  Find positive ways to express anger that are not hurtful to others.•  Remember, whatever you are feeling, you're not alone.•  Try not to get overwhelmed, things usually improve.•  If you do get overwhelmed—ask for help.

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We all have emotional needs – the needs that affect your feelings and sense of well-being

• Feeling Worthwhile: making a difference; making a contribution.

• Love and be Loved: cared for; special to people.

• Need to Belong: others accept and respect you as you are; reliable friends.

Understanding your Emotional Needs