Intellectually we all understand that how we feel has an effect on us. We understand that most of the time that the feeling will pass. Not always but in most cases, the feeling is often fleeting. We are not talking here about the feelings that come from intense loss and grief or trauma, rather the multitude of emotions that come and go and that are the ebb and flow of our mood over the course of a day.
Interestingly, we think we tend towards using a limited vocabulary around how we feel and what our mood is, erring on the side of simplicity in naming and recognising our mood. We are very familiar with feeling sad or happy, angry, fear or joy. However, nuance is often missing. Just search for ‘A-Z of emotions’ online and you may be surprised by the choice of words that can reflect the complexity of the emotions we experience. All the words are familiar but we bet they are not words you use readily to describe your mood.
