Why Do I Feel The Way I Feel?
Why Do I Feel The Way I Feel?
For 40% you are:
All emotions are prompted either by external or internal experiences.
Regardless of the source, the emotion is real, and manifests itself in the body and mind.
From what you have described, it appears you might be dealing with a great deal of fear in your life.
The roots of this fear come from being in a new situation, or in one where (or like) you or someone you know of has been hurt.
Additionally, believing you might be hurt, fail, not get what you need, lose what you have, not have control or die, also feed fear.
As a result, you might experience sweating, shaking, jumpiness, tension, breathlessness, dread, vomiting, etc.
To alleviate fear, it is important to identify what you are afraid of repeatedly, until you are no longer afraid.
Also, engage in activities that will help you gain a sense of mastery and control.
Or even this one:
For 10% you are:
From what you have described, it appears that you might be dealing with a great deal of anger in your life.
Anger is caused by losing power, respect, and status; being insulted, not having things turn out as you wanted;
being in pain; being threatened; having something important interrupted, and not getting what you need or want.
Additionally, anger might come about if you are expecting pain, if you believe you've been mistreated, if you are judging a situation, or ruminating.
To alleviate anger, it is important to avoid the provocative situation, and to try to counteract anger with kindness.
It is useful to put yourself in another person's position to try and understand and be empathetic to their point of view.
