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How can I deal with feelings I can't find words to express?

Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Oct 29, 2014
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Find other ways to express these feelings. Music, art, and drama are all very common and effective ways of doing so.
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Profile: Seremonia
Seremonia on Oct 23, 2014
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Try to catch the image of it, then play with it, and say it with images and describe it like a scenario. Soon, you and them could catch a little bit closer to the feeling behind it.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Oct 29, 2014
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I find art or physical activity to be helpful. Drawing can convey such powerful thoughts and emotions without ever having to say a word.
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Anonymous on Nov 14, 2014
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a lot of people paint or do other arts to express themselves. i have found that writing slam poetry has really helped me express things that i normally can't. some of my friends paint to do that
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Anonymous on Nov 3, 2014
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Other mediums exist which may be more suitable to help you express more complicated feelings. The arts (such as painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.) are often useful, as is music and its composition.
Profile: WalkingInTheValley
WalkingInTheValley on Oct 6, 2014
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Sometimes art can be a great outlet! You don't necessarily have to be artistic either; just making big slashes of colour or using stick figures can be very therapeutic. Otherwise, exercise can be a great way to relieve a build up of emotion!
Profile: iamjess
iamjess on Oct 31, 2014
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Draw them on paper or find pictures that explain how you feel then make a collage, scrapbook, wall decor etc. of them all.
Profile: laladychan
laladychan on Nov 8, 2014
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Você pode usar algum outro talento. Tente os desenhos, os poemas e poesias, ou até mesmo aquela letra de música que tanto combina com o que você sente.
Profile: Mayaisthename
Mayaisthename on Nov 15, 2014
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That's always really hard to do,you should never have to deal with them, get help so you feel better
Profile: dreamCat9335
dreamCat9335 on Jun 24, 2020
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Sometimes you might be feeling an emotion that is not happiness, sadness, anger or anxiety. You don't know how to put your negative emotions into words when you are sharing your concerns and conflicts with someone. People might resort to self-harm under these circumstances as they want to distract themselves from the negative feelings they are unable to express. They prefer to keep it to themselves, an unhelpful coping mechanism they probably learnt as children when their parents were too busy to notice their emotional state. Regardless, there are better ways to express the feelings you can't explain despite rummaging your brain's inbuilt dictionary. The next time this happens, refer to a feelings wheel or on the other hand, try drawing the emotion you are feeling. Therapeutic colouring, mindfulness meditation and journaling can work as well. The important thing is not necessarily being able to define your feeling, but to express it with healthy coping mechanisms as aforementioned.
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