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Emotions/Feelings
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Invalidated | Feeling like your thoughts, feelings, or experiences are dismissed as unimportant or wrong. |
| Invisible | Feeling unseen, unheard, or completely overlooked by those around you. |
| Inadequate | Feeling fundamentally not good enough, unskilled, or falling short of expectations. |
| Alienated | Feeling isolated, estranged, or cut off from a group or person you wish to be close to. |
| Defiant | Feeling a strong internal resistance or desire to rebel against control or authority. |
| Vulnerable; Disconnected | invalidated, invisible, inadequate, alienated, defiant |
| Exposed | Feeling vulnerable, unprotected, or as if your flaws and secrets are completely on display. |
| Ambivalenced | Feeling torn between two conflicting choices, desires, or emotions at the same time. |
| Defensive | Feeling an urgent need to protect yourself, justify your actions, or ward off perceived criticism. |
| Hypervigilant | Feeling intensely on edge, scanning your surroundings, and waiting for something bad to happen. |
| Apprehensive | Feeling a quiet, uneasy dread about what might happen in the near future. |
| Threatened; Unsafe | exposed, ambivalenced, defensive, hypervigilant, apprehensive |
| Overwhelmed | Feeling like the amount of stress or tasks completely exceeds your capacity to manage them. |
| Suffocated | Feeling trapped, cramped, or stripped of your personal freedom and breathing room. |
| Deflated | Feeling suddenly drained of confidence, hope, or energy after a disappointment. |
| Resentful | Feeling a slow-burning anger or bitterness over an perceived unfairness or unmet need. |
| Insignificant | Feeling small, unimportant, or like your presence makes absolutely no difference to the world. |
| Burdened; Depleted | overwhelmed, suffocated, deflated, resentful insignificant |
| Validated | Feeling deeply understood, accepted, and confirmed by someone else. |
| Grounded | Feeling emotionally stable, mentally clear, and physically connected to the present moment. |
| Empowered | Feeling a strong sense of personal agency, confidence, and control over your own choices. |
| Attuned | Feeling completely in sync, harmonious, and connected with another person's emotional state. |
| Liberated | Feeling a profound sense of freedom after releasing a heavy emotional or mental burden. |
| Connected; Anchored | validated, grounded, empowered, attuned, liberated |
| Emotions happen | in the body (the physical response; instinctive) |
| Feelings happen | in the mind (the mental interpretation; cognitive) |
| How Shame may present: | (Slumped posture, averted eyes, heat in face, heavy chest, desire to hide) |
| Feelings associated with Shame: | • Invalidated• Inadequate• Defective• Exposed• Humiliated; what your mind is telling you: "My perspective doesn't matter.""I am fundamentally flawed.""If people see the real me, they will leave." |
| Feelings associated with Anxiety and Fear: | • Hypervigilant• Apprehensive• Overwhelmed• Insecure• Helpless; what your mind is telling you: "Something terrible is about to happen.""I don't have control over my safety.""I can't handle the pressure." |
| How Anxiety and Fear may present: | (Racing heart, shallow breathing, muscle tension, scanning the room) |
| How Grief and Sadness may present: | (Heavy limbs, stinging eyes, hollow stomach, low energy, crying) |
| Key principles of trauma informed care (7): | 1. Safety 2. Trustworthiness/transparency 3. Peer support 4. Collaboration/mutuality 5. Empowerment/choice 6. Cultural, historical, gender considerations 7. Resilience & Strenghts perspective |
| True or False: Peer support in the trauma healing process can provide validation, empathy, and shared experiences beyond what the therapist can fully understand. | True |