WORDS OF EMOTION
accepted
affectionate
afraid
aggressive
aggrieved
agitated
alienated
alive
ambivalent
amused
angry
annoyed
anxious
apathetic
appreciated
ashamed
awkward
bashful
beautiful
bored
brave
calm
cautious
confident
confused
courageous
curious
cynical
daring
defeated
dejected
delighted
depressed
desperate
determined
devastated
disappointed
disconsolate
discontented
discouraged
disgusted
ecstatic
edgy
elated
embarrassed
enthusiastic
envious
excited
exhausted
fearful
friendly
frightened
frustrated
furious
generous
glad
gloomy
graceful
grateful
grouchy
grumpy
guilty
happy
hateful
helpless
hopeful
hopeless
horrified
hostile
humiliated
humorous
hurt
hysterical
impatient
inadequate
incompetent
indecisive
inferior
inhibited
innocent
Insecure
insulted
interested
irritable
isolated
jealous
joyful
lonely
loved
love-struck
manipulated
mischievous
miserable
misunderstood
moody
negative
nervous
old
optimistic
outraged
overjoyed
pained
panicky
paranoid
passionate
peaceful
persecuted
pessimistic
playful
pleased
possessive
preoccupied
pressured
protective
proud
puzzled
quiet
rejected
regretful
relieved
remorseful
resentful
sad
safe
satisfied
scared
secure
sensitive
serene
shocked
shy
silly
sorry
stubborn
stupid
supportive
sure
surprised
suspicious
tender
tense
terrified
threatened
torn up
touchy
unappreciated
uncertain
uncomfortable
undecided
understanding
uneasy
uptight
used
useless
victimized
violated
violent
vulnerable
warm
weary
withdrawn
worthwhile
Information in this handout is from The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Sourcebook by Glen R. Schiraldi, Ph.D.
Handout compiled by Teresa Kleffner, MSW, LCSW.
www.stlcw.com