Week 4 Feelings We all have feelings all the time. Sometimes our feelings are soft and we are not really aware of them, like or Other times our feelings are strong and can become enjoyment amusement. almost overwhelming, like or or People feel their feelings, and show their love grief rage. feelings, in different ways. Some voices give them away; others show in their body people’s language or their facial expressions. We have lots of sayings in our language that illustrate the many ways that feelings can be felt. For example: on happy “Walking air”- in excited “Ants his pants” – in the grumpy or sad “Down mouth” – in nervous or anxious “Butterflies my stomach” – under the - annoyed ‘Hot collar” or to very angry “Boiling over” “About explode” – in or standing on scared “Heart my mouth” “Hair was end” – Feelings in themselves are not good or bad. It is more important whether our feelings are appropriate and how we let others know about them. We need to be aware of both our own and feelings in order to cooperate well. other’s DO: Be aware of how and where you feel your feelings: in your voice, in your body, in your face. Think about how you show your feelings Try to be aware of, and take into account, how others are feeling DON’T: Feel bad about having feelings like anger or sadness Ignore bad feelings. often better to talk about them with someone you trust. It’s Week 5 Managing Strong Emotions Last week we looked at how our emotions are expressed in our faces, our bodies and our voices. However, sometimes our emotions can become so strong that they are over-whelming. When feelings become overwhelming they often stop us from thinking about how we are acting and stop us from solving our problems the best way.
Week 4 Feelings We all have feelings all the time. Sometimes our feelings are soft and we are not really aware of them, like enjoyment or amusement. Other times our feelings are strong and can become almost overwhelming, like love or grief or rage. People feel their feelings, and show their feelings, in different ways. Some people’s voices give them away; others show in their body language or their facial expressions. We have lots of sayings in our language that illustrate the many ways that feelings can be felt. For example: “Walking on air”- happy “Ants in his pants” – excited “Down in the mouth” – grumpy or sad “Butterflies in my stomach” – nervous or anxious ‘Hot under the collar” - annoyed “Boiling over” or “About to explode” – very angry “Heart in my mouth” or “Hair was standing on end” – scared Feelings in themselves are not good or bad. It is more important whether our feelings are appropriate and how we let others know about them. We need to be aware of both our own and other’s feelings in order to cooperate well. DO: Be aware of how and where you feel your feelings: in your voice, in your body, in your face. Think about how you show your feelings Try to be aware of, and take into account, how others are feeling DON’T: Feel bad about having feelings like anger or sadness Ignore bad feelings. It’s often better to talk about them with someone you trust. Week 5 Managing Strong Emotions Last week we looked at how our emotions are expressed in our faces, our bodies and our voices. However, sometimes our emotions can become so strong that they are over-whelming. When feelings become overwhelming they often stop us from thinking about how we are acting and stop us from solving our problems the best way.