ACTIVITY TITLE: I Feel Me
EMOTION
HAPPY
SAD
ANGER
What was happening when you felt
that emotions?
When I feel happy, I tend to bring out
positive outlook to people I interact
with. I remember when I was in my first
year in the university, I am one of the
dean’s listers. I was happy and blissful
that I was able to reach that goal. I
showed it to my parents with all the
smile and happiness in my heart. I feel
so complete and lively that I was able to
make my parents proud of me.
When I feel sad, I feel like my body and
mind couldn’t function well. My
surroundings are affected by the way I
feel. I recently feel sad during my exams.
I was unable to get enough sleep
because I sometimes overthink things
that what if I don’t pass this semester. I
have difficulty of managing my time
regarding studies and household
chores. My course needs a double time
in order to study and understand the
concepts and solve problems in order to
master. I am sad that I feel like I am not
doing enough, even if I already leave
scrolling to my any social media
accounts.
When I am angry, I can’t help myself not
to be sad. You cannot see any smile or
bright on my face. When I am angry, I
will be silent and will not respond to any
questions ask to me. When me and my
brother argue for such thing, I
unintentionally shout to him because he
won’t listen to me.
How did you deal with your
experience?
I cherish every moment of my life. With
my happy days, I always thank God for
giving me opportunity to feel that way. I
also thank my parents for supporting
and sacrificing for us. I feel proud and
congratulate myself for the hard work
and dedication to continue reaching the
dreams even it is hard.
The only being that I barely talk with
when I feel sad is God. I talk to him and
burst out what makes me sad. I ask him
why I feel this way and what will I do.
Talking to Him crying is my way of
relieving what I feel. Afterwards, I go
online and search inspirational quotes
that will make strengthen and inspire.
After I calm my self and keep away from
me the thoughts that make me sad, I
start doing my responsibility to study my
lessons for exam.
Most of the time, I prefer to be silent
when I am angry. I am afraid to talk
harsh things towards that person
because I know hurtful words are more
painful than actions. Therefore, as much
as possible, I discipline myself to control
my anger by not talking when I am not
yet calm. But I was not able to control
my self that time and I shouted to him.
After I did that, I was guilty and felt sorry
for what I did. I, then apologized to him.
DISGUST
FEAR
I seldomly feel disgusted. Last time I feel
disgusted was when I saw some girls in
the public market dressing revealing
cloth. I just think that their dress is not
appropriate in the place and that they
might find trouble. But I just look at
them and ignore them after. I didn’t
burst out what’s on my mind.
When I am fear, I am restless and
uneasy. I was unable to do my things. I
remember when it is my first time to
ride a “habal-habal” motor going to my
grandmother’s place. I almost not ride it
because I am afraid that I might fall. My
grandmother and cousins encourage me
to ride it and told me that it is safe and
enjoyable.
I won’t make it a big deal. If it is
unpleasant to my eyes, I’ll just ignore it
because we all have different
preferences about how we perceive
things. I might not like it and feel
disgusted about it but others might not
feel the same way and might like it in
their own preference.
There are things that we can’t control,
and that includes fear. Most of my fears
are due to my overthinking. That time, I
trust their words and overcome it. I
listen to all their instruction and enjoy
the rest of the ride. I was happy that I
was able to overcome that fear and was
able to experience such a memorable
event in my life.
Processing:
1. How do you feel about the activity?
I feel happy of doing the activity. I was able to reminisced the past event that I felt
that kinds of emotions. Also, I was able to examined my actions towards that emotion.
2. What are some of your discoveries about yourself from this activity?
I need to manage every emotion I feel. I should control it in order to avoid other
circumstances. I have found out that if I lose control of my emotions, I might hurt other
people or might create conflict to them and to myself. Also, I have learned that fear should
not come first. You will not discover and experience the best if you have that fear to do
so in the first place. Moreover, All I can do overcome my fear is to trust – trust to God and
to the people surround me. We know God will never leave us. If it’s God’s will, things will
happen accordingly. And, trust to the people that you love. Fear will become our strength
with the people that we trusted and love. Fear will remain a fear without facing and
overcoming it. We do not know what you are scared of might become your happiness
afterwards.
3. Was it easy or difficult to identify your experience regarding the emotion?
It was difficult for me to identify my experience regarding my emotion. Some
experiences in our life composed of mixed emotions that are hard to identify.
4. What do you think is the importance of the activity?
The importance of this activity is it enable students to be aware of the emotions
that they feel. Self-awareness is crucial in order to understand yourself way better and
deeper. Without that awareness, you might lose control of yourself that may result to
conflicts between yourself and the people surround you. Knowing yourself may be hard
and a long process, but it is the most important aspect that we need to understand. We
should not feel uneasy and strange in our own self.