{"id":38833,"date":"2026-08-11T15:58:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T10:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=38833"},"modified":"2026-08-11T15:58:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T10:58:38","slug":"the-simple-trick-that-can-help-you-understand-your-emotions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=38833","title":{"rendered":"The Simple Trick That Can Help You Understand Your Emotions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-content\">\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">When you catch yourself using one, don\u2019t stop there. Ask: \u201cWhat does <em>stressed<\/em> mean right now?\u201d Maybe you\u2019re anxious because you\u2019re underprepared for a presentation, frustrated that your co-worker isn\u2019t helping, or afraid you\u2019ll disappoint your boss. Those emotions aren\u2019t interchangeable, even though they\u2019ve all been crammed into the same word.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">If you draw a blank, Kraiem recommends opening the Hoffman Institute\u2019s free online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoffmaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Identifying-Feelings-Sensations-2024.pdf\" target=\"undefined\">Feelings and Sensations list<\/a>, which groups more than 100 options under broad headings like anger, fear, sadness, and stress. \u201cIt actually does the differentiation for you,\u201d he says. Start with the category that comes closest to how you feel, then scan the words beneath it: <em>stressed<\/em>, for example, branches into <em>anxious<\/em>, <em>frazzled<\/em>, <em>rattled<\/em>, <em>weary<\/em>, and <em>worn out<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">Kraiem uses the list with patients, but he also pulls it up himself after a conflict with his wife or when work or parenting leaves him stressed. \u201cThere are times when I\u2019m feeling stuck, and that\u2019s when I pull out this list,\u201d he says. With practice, you may need the list less often and eventually make those distinctions \u201con the fly.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you catch yourself using one, don\u2019t stop there. Ask: \u201cWhat does stressed mean right now?\u201d Maybe you\u2019re anxious because you\u2019re underprepared for a presentation, frustrated that your co-worker isn\u2019t helping, or afraid you\u2019ll disappoint your boss. Those emotions aren\u2019t interchangeable, even though they\u2019ve all been crammed into the same word.\u00a0 If you draw a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38834,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/static.time.com\/v3\/assets\/bltea6093859af6183b\/bltac6b8c8f7c72ea1f\/6a7a1b4bfc29c5a2f8afb926\/UnderstandingEmotions.png?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pics-news"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38833"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38833\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/38834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}