Recognizing, Acknowledging, and Validating Your Feelings & Emotions.
Each of us experience complex emotions, especially when in relationships. We use the “Flower of Emotions” to demonstrate the depth and breadth of emotions experienced through abuse and healing. Click on the petal text emotions in the image to better understand their definitions and see how they might be manifesting in your body and soul.
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Flower Of Emotions

Emotions & Feelings Explained
SERENITY
- the state of being calm, peaceful, and聽untroubled.
- the quality or state of being聽serene
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JOY
- a feeling of great pleasure and happiness.
- the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect of possessing what one desires.
- a state of happiness or felicity.
- a source or cause of delight.
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ECSTASY
- an overwhelming feeling of great happiness or聽joyful聽excitement.
- a state of overwhelming emotion.
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ACCEPTANCE
- the action of聽consenting聽to receive or聽undertake聽something offered.
- the action or process of being received as adequate or suitable, typically to be admitted into a group.
- the quality or state of being聽accepted聽or聽acceptable.
- the act of accepting something or someone聽– the fact of being accepted.
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TRUST
- firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something.
- assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something.
- one in which confidence is placed.
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ADMIRATION
- a feeling of respect and approval.
- something regarded as impressive or worthy of respect.
- an object of esteem.
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APPREHENSION
- anxiety or fear that something bad or聽unpleasant聽will happen.
- suspicion or fear especially of future evil.
FEELINGS
When the word “Apprehension” is used, eggshells always come to mind. It’s that feeling that you are walking around on eggshells trying not to make too much noise. You try to stay under the radar so you don’t get noticed. It’s that feeling that any moment, everything could go horribly wrong.
The constant state of apprehension in relationships is exhausting and can create serious mental and physical issues like Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD),聽Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), phobias, panic attacks, respiratory problems, gastrointestinal disorders (stomach pains, excessing bloating or abdominal cramping, diarrhea, irritable bowel syndrome, vomiting, and so on), compromised immune system, heart disease, muscle tension and chronic pain, memory loss, and weight gain.
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FEAR
- an聽unpleasant聽emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat.
- anxious concern.
- reason for alarm
verb
- be afraid of (someone or something) as likely to be dangerous, painful, or threatening.
- expect with alarm.
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TERROR
- extreme fear.
- a state of intense or overwhelming fear
- violence or the threat of violence used as a weapon of intimidation or coercion
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DISTRACTION
- a thing that prevents someone from giving full attention to something else.
- extreme聽agitation聽of the mind or emotions.
- something that distracts聽– an object that directs one’s attention away from something else.
- mental confusion.
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SURPRISE
- an unexpected or聽astonishing聽event, fact, or thing.
- an attack made without warning.
- the feeling caused by something unexpected or unusual.
- to attack unexpectedly.
- to capture by an unexpected attack.
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AMAZEMENT
- a feeling of great surprise or wonder.
- a feeling of astonishment.
- the quality or state of being聽amazed.
- bewilderment.
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PENSIVENESS
- persistent morbid meditation on a problem.
- state of sad thoughtfulness.
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SADNESS
- the condition or quality of being sad.
- expression of grief or unhappiness.
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GRIEF
- deep sorrow, especially that caused by someone’s death.
- trouble or annoyance.
- deep and poignant distress caused by or as if by bereavement.
- a cause of such suffering.
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BOREDOM
- the state of feeling bored.
- the state of being weary and restless through lack of interest.
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DISGUST
- a feeling of revulsion or strong聽disapproval聽aroused聽by something聽unpleasant聽or offensive.
- repugnance.
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LOATHING
- a feeling of intense dislike or聽disgust;聽hatred.
- detestation.
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ANNOYANCE
- the feeling or state of being聽annoyed; irritation.
- the act of聽annoying聽someone or of being聽annoyed.
- the state or feeling of being annoyed聽:聽VEXATION.
- a source of vexation or irritation聽:聽NUISANCE.
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ANGER
- a strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or聽hostility.
- a strong feeling of displeasure and usually of antagonism.
- a threatening or violent appearance or state.
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RAGE
- violent,聽uncontrollable聽anger.
- a fit of violent wrath.
- violent action.
- an intense feeling.
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INTEREST
- the state of wanting to know or learn about something or someone.
- a feeling that accompanies or causes special attention to something or someone.
- something or someone that arouses such attention.
- a quality in a thing or person arousing interest.
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ANTICIPATION
- the action of聽anticipating聽something; expectation or prediction.
- a prior action that takes into account or forestalls a later action.
- the act of looking forward.
- visualization of a future event or state.
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VIGILANCE
- the action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties.
- the quality or state of being聽vigilant.
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You Are Not Crazy!
Resources to Help You Define What You’re Feeling and Experiencing.
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