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Examples of Feelings

Warning: this is a list of negative feelings with a view to externalizing them as an alternative to self-harm. Because they are negative, even reading them could be discouraging. Feeling you are: worthless missing out on life unsafe anxious afraid worried trapped wanting to escape wishing/daydream you were somewhere or someone else angry indignant (angry at injustice) envious disappointed resentful depressed hating someone hating yourself wishing you were dead suffering inner pain grieving sad suffering remorse embarrassed filled with shame embarrassed guilty despairing misunderstood ignored lonely isolated lied to frustrated numb inside powerless confused lost vulnerable unlikable a failure inadequate skeptical disgust aching to be hugged unwanted rejected abandoned punished in physical pain alive approved of happy. Back