Worksheet
Understanding Your Emotions: How to Identify and Express Your Feelings
The Understanding Your Emotions Worksheet helps individuals learn how to identify, understand, and express their feelings. Emotional awareness is a foundational skill for mental health, communication, and self-regulation. This worksheet offers practical strategies for recognizing emotions, expanding emotional vocabulary, and sharing feelings with others. It supports individuals in responding to emotions with intention rather than reactivity.
How to Use This Worksheet
This worksheet can be used in therapy, educational settings, or self-guided reflection. Guide users through identifying emotions using writing or creative expression. Encourage gentle pacing and remind users that emotions can be layered and change over time. The worksheet also supports practicing how to express feelings with trusted people using simple, low-pressure communication strategies.
Who This Worksheet Is For
- Individuals who struggle to name or describe their emotions
- Clients who feel overwhelmed during emotional conversations
- Adolescents and adults building emotional literacy
- People navigating relationship or communication challenges
- Therapists, educators, and caregivers supporting emotional development
Expected Outcomes
- Improved ability to identify and name emotions
- Expanded emotional vocabulary and self-awareness
- Increased comfort expressing feelings with others
- Better emotional regulation and communication
- Reduced emotional suppression or confusion
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References
Morie, K. P., Crowley, M. J., Mayes, L. C., & Potenza, M. N. (2022). The process of emotion identification: Considerations for psychiatric disorders. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 148, 264–274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.01.053 (PMCID: PMC8969204)
American Psychological Association. (2019, May 1). Survey: Americans becoming more open about mental health. https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2019/05/mental-health-survey
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