1. Understanding Your EMOTIONS

2. What are EMOTIONS? ______________________ – Basic Emotions –
Def: feelings created in response to thoughts, remarks, and events
Basic Emotions –
___________________ _________________

3. Understanding EMOTIONS?
You can not always choose when an emotion will well up inside of you, but YOU CAN________________________!
People with good Mental & Emotional Health seek healthy, _____________ways to express their emotions

4. Identifying Your EMOTIONS?
Which emotions are familiar to you?
Definitions –
______________________ =
the ability to understand and share another person’s feelings
an overwhelming feeling of dread, much like fear

5. Expressing EMOTIONS? People express emotions in different ways
We often learn how to express them by watching people close to us
Learning how to understand emotions and expressing them in a healthy way is an ______________ part of good Mental & Emotional Health!

6. Expressing ANXIETY & FEAR
Anxious & Fearful =
________________________
Too much anxiety & fear =
Lose of sleep or PANIC
PANIC: a feeling of sudden, intense fear

7. Expressing ANGER Unhealthy ways - When you feel angry…
___________________ _________________
When you feel angry…
Exercise __________________
Take a deep breath and calm down
Focus on exactly what made you angry

8. Expressing ANGER Con’t
________________________ to communicate your true feelings
Calmly tell the other person who you feel and what actions has caused you to feel this way
Tell the person what you ____________
_________________________________

9. Understanding your EMOTIONAL NEEDS!
____________________-
Def: needs that affect your feelings and sense of well-being
The need to feel _________________
Need to feel you make a difference in the world
You are making a contribution
Working toward a short/long-term goal = a sense of accomplishment

10. Understanding your EMOTIONAL NEEDS! Con’t
The need to ________ & be loved
Need to feel that you are cared for
You are special to people [family, friends, classmates, etc.]
The need to ______________
Know that others accept and respect you as you are
Find friends who are accepting, reliable, and trustworthy

11. Meet
EMOTIONAL NEEDS in
HEALTHY WAYS!