The body’s sensations and emotions are inextricably and unavoidably linked. It is also widely recognized that experiences (e.g., trauma) can change both emotional and bodily sensations. Ken gives a brief review of the interoception circle on Feelings Wheel 2.0:
Are body sensations the same as emotions? Interoception would say so. Have you ever noticed that we often call the body sensations and emotions the same thing in English? Both are called feelings. In the past, it seems like most people thought of these two different kinds of feelings as unrelated. Modern research seems to […]
With people who have anxiety, I almost always use FW 2.0 in this way, very early in knowing them. The majority of people can regulate anxiety with this brief intervention with the following steps: I am always impressed by how well this short FW 2.0 intervention often works. People who have chronically anxious and Scared […]
Look Ken with hair, at least some. I forgot about these as I was working on the book. Here is the first time presented on a feelings wheel! This is in the context of people with Autism and nerd features. See the whole presentation play list here. PFAAN stand for Personality Features of Autism, Asperger’ […]
Anxiety is on the rise in society. Ken is a man with anxiety issues. Lets see how FW 2.0 can help him. Features of the Person: Ken is a person who suffers from generalized anxiety. He is especially hypersensitive to anything uncertain, has a tough time relaxing, and is given to catastrophizing (continually fearing the […]
The word thankful comes from the Old English þancful meaning satisfied and grateful. The annual US holiday of Thanksgiving was codified under President Lincoln in 1863 in response to the Union victory at Gettysburg. This annual holiday is a great chance to help us practice Thankful feelings. Thankful feelings are the opposite of skeptical and […]
Scared vs. Powerful Nate Silver, well known pollster was talking about the 2024 election with Ezra Klein Show for on YouTube for The New York Times. I don’t want to get into politics, especially this 2024 race as extreme Mad, Scared, and Sad feelings are all the focus this year. What I am interested in […]
An Example of Why We Need a Feelings Model An interesting illustration of how understanding emotions can be confusing without a model is the emotion of lust (i.e., “being horny”). Lust, as I will define it, is sexual arousal that we want to take immediate action on. Contemporary society seems extremely interested in feelings related […]