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Feelings are hard to get out because we've been trained to think, rather than feel.
It takes patience and gentle questioning on the part of the spouse to help the partner discover feelings. Don't be discouraged. It may take months of daily dialogue before we begin to recognize the difference between thinking and feeling.
Suggestions for describing feelings
I THINK vs. I FEEL RULE
If you can substitute "I am" for "I feel", you have expressed a feeling. If you can substitute "I think" for "I feel", you have expressed a thought or a judgment. |
Category |
How to rate the feeling |
Example(s) |
Intensity | Rate the feeling from 1 to 10 |
"My feeling is a '10' " |
Taste |
Sour, sweet, bitter, etc. |
"I feel bitter, like a sour lemon" |
Touch |
Scratchy, soft, prickly, etc. |
"It has a softness like silk" |
Color |
Red, blue, etc. |
"My anger is red hot" |
Sound |
High pitched, screech, wail of a siren, crack of thunder. |
"It was like the singing birds on a spring morning" |
Physical reaction |
Sick, chilled, giggling, etc. |
"It was like an upset stomach" |
Similar past experience |
Childbirth, riding a bike, etc. |
"It was like the time our child took her first steps." |
Nature scene |
Beautiful sunset, crashing waves, still forest. |
"It has all the colors of a sunset at sea" |
An image |
Hitting a home run. |
"I feel gleeful, like a kid who hit his first home run." |
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-John 13:34-35A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.