Wise Affirmations/Recognizing emotions

Each emotion serves as a primal beacon, guiding us along the difficult path of survival and procreation. We can learn to recognize and identify specific emotions.

Each emotion has a characteristic facial expression. This is an example of obvious contempt.

These affirmations are derived from materials in the course on recognizing emotions.

Affirmations

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Select affirmations from this list and repeat them often and in the moment, either silently or out loud, as appropriate. Address each affirmation to yourself.

You recognize emotions.

You identify specific emotions.

You name each emotion.

You know what causes each emotion.

You know what each emotion communicates.

You know the purpose of each emotion.

You know the plot of each emotion.

You know the distinctive facial expressions that accompany each emotion.

You make sense of emotions.