// A Field Guide to your Emotions
Sort Your Emotions
Emotions. Vocabulary. Regulation strategies.
For anyone who's ever struggled to name what they're feeling.
// Emotions
107 emotions across 11 categories. Definitions, evolutionary context, and practical regulation strategies for each one.
Admiration Respectful, Deference, Idolization We feel admiration toward someone else’s great abilities, achievements, actions, or character.
Hate Loathing, Despising, Detestation We feel hate toward someone when our negative feelings are directed at who they are, rather than their actions.
Patient Steady, Accommodating, Long-suffering We feel patient when we're willing to put up with delays or difficulties. The frustration is there, but we deal with it.
Curious Interested, Intrigued, Fascinated We feel curious when we want to know more about something or we are intellectually attracted to it.
Comfortable Relaxed, Cozy, Safe We feel comfortable when the people, the place, and the pace of our environment fits us just right.
Disillusioned Disenchanted, Disheartened, Let down We feel disillusioned when we lose an important belief and we have to update our views or parts of our own identity.
Survivor's Guilt Undeserving, Burdened, Spared We feel survivor's guilt when we got out, but others didn't. Knowing that we did nothing wrong is of no comfort.
Cheerful Joyful, Jolly, Gleeful We feel cheerful when lightness and goodwill bubble up, lifting our mood and making the ordinary feel bright.