Feeling Wheel
The Feeling Wheel
If you want to increase your emotional intelligence, a deeper understanding of feeling is essential. Whether you are a manager, parent, partner, or friend, the greater your ability to recognize and express your feelings, the more effective you will be in creating fulfilling relationships. If you want to increase your emotional intelligence, a deeper understanding of feeling is essential. Whether you are a manager, parent, partner, or friend, the greater your ability to recognize and express your feelings, the more effective you will be in creating fulfilling relationships.
Understanding yourself often starts with feelings. For example, unpleasant feelings are the signal telling us to pay attention. Feelings can be elusive or challenging, overwhelming or unclear. The feeling wheel is a guide for you to identify your feelings and their intensity. Once you identify your feelings you are in a position for healing, and growth.
If a feeling is positive or pleasurable it reflects you are meeting a need, and if it’s negative or unpleasurable it’s a signal you are not meeting your needs. If you find yourself being triggered this often points to a “tender spot” or core wound. Rather than being swept away by strong feelings, we encourage you to look within for what early life experiences laid the groundwork for the “trigger.” Our World Transformed offers programs designed to support people on the journey of healing, growth, and evolution.