“FEELINGS, THEY COME…”

Learn to name them !

You can find 121 emotions altogether on this chart of emotions.

It is based on counter emotions and eight emotion scales.

The connection between breath and feelings is revealed …

 “… AND FEELINGS, THEY GO
- LIKE CLOUDS.“

Felix Atsoram

QUICKSTART GUIDE FOR THE  CHART OF EMOTIONS 

  THE CHART OF EMOTIONS

EXPLANATION FOR THE CHART OF EMOTIONS

If you are interested to make a pilot study of the SDG Chart of Emotions in your university, please post me a comment with your email address (which is not seen by others). So we could start our correspondence. This model of SDG emotions  seems to be superior to the Plutcnik´s emotion wheel.  Maybe these two could be compared in the pilot study.

RECOMMENDATIONS :

”SDG Chart of Emotions is a useful tool in recognizing one´s emotions. It is of value in personal use, in counseling, or in small groups.

In my opinion, the overall picture of the variety of emotions and feelings provided by SDG Chart of Emotions is interesting and helpful. It offers a method of analyzing what kind of ”ingredients” there possibly are in an emotion. Therefore the emotion may be devided into smaller, easier to work through parts and new insights may be gained.”

 Ansku Jaakkola

                           M. Div (Harvard University)

“I have made a study of breath from acting point of view and am happy to find a kindred spirit. There is very little I have been able to find published on the subject.

I am especially interested in the analysis of the inhale as pointing towards admiration, hatred, fear and sadness , and the exhale as pointing towards disgust, affection, daring and happiness. One would not normally group those emotions together, but in respect to breath they share an important aspect of physiological response to a stimulus.

That is an important insight that will bear more research and thought.”

                                    Avner Eisenberg

 www.avnerTHEeccentric.com

”Pelle Gudsson´s EMOTION CHARTS are very interesting. They make a good base for the use within the arts and psychology. They inspire also for further research in the matter.”

   Maya Tångeberg – Grischin

      M.A. , Specialist in Physical Theatre and Mime

SDG Chart of Emotions by Pelle Gudsson is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License 

Doing right things is a piece of cake, isn´t it?  Unfortunately that´s not usually reality in our everyday life.  We are normally not so sure what we really should do.

The emotion scale of DOING RIGHT on the SDG*Chart of Emotions   tells us some emotional aspects, which can guide us even to experience something called flow. It´s mainly matter of our vocation.  Whether we have find our place in the world or not?  The emotion scale of DOING RIGHT consists of responsibility, daring and energy.

        photo : CHRIS WATK via www.sxc.hu 

You have maybe noticed that it´s advisable to exhale deeply when doing some physical exercises. Doing like that you can get more energy for your routines. Deep and strong exhale is common to all of the emotions existing on the north-eastern emotion scale called DOING RIGHT :

Peace

Calling

Responsibility

Confidence

Daring

Vitality

Energy

Ease

If we study this emotion scale from a Biblical view, it´s useful to read the following verse from the Bible :

“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them”  (Ef 2:10)

So when we´ll follow God´s will and our own calling we are able to do right things in the world.  To cite one comment I´ve received about this chart of emotions : “God is in control.”

Why do we fear? Why do we notice ourselves to take only short inhales while breathing? It´s an extremely  difficult question indeed.  Everyone is surely familiar to these kind scaring emotions. The Bible anyhow tells us  very many times not to fear.  The emotion scale of DOING WRONG on the SDG*Chart of Emotions   may reveal some mysteries around this frightening emotion.  You can read this scale to both directions – either from the middle to the south-western corner or from that corner to the hub.

When looking the scale in the first way, you can realize how fear appears to our life.  It´s quite often that we or some others have done something wrong at first.  You must also remember that many fears are created just in our own minds.

                        photo GEORGE CRUX  via www.SXC.hu   

This time we concentrate to another way of dealing with fear. How to outgrow from our fears? I have heard that stronger emotion destroys the weaker one.  So if you fear and respect God more than anything else you don´t have to be afraid at all.

The emotion scale of DOING WRONG consists of horror, fear and quilt.  Jesus has carried every of those emotions on the cross on behalf of us. So this emotion scale starting from the south-western corner leads us to a very deep inner peace.  It is really possible if we are ready to repent and take the mercy what Jesus offers us.  In details the emotion scale of DOING WRONG goes as follows :

Phobia

Horror

Symptoms

Fear

Unbelief

Quilt

Repentance

Peace

You can find yourself or your friends feeling some of these emotions.  Jesus can set you free from them.  Prayer in the name of Jesus is extremely important in this process.  More detailed information of this item can be found on the following website telling about Dr. James Engel´s Chart.  The diagram can be found somewhere in the middle of the page :

http://www.internetevangelismday.com/engel-scale.php

Let´s not fear.

Here are some links related to the emotion scales called WRONG DOING  and RIGHT DOING.  I´m very pleased to find Dr. James Engel´s Chart on Mike Duran´s fascinating blog :

http://mikeduran.com/?p=1023

It lead me to the following website, where you can find more detailed information of the Engel´s Chart  :

http://www.internetevangelismday.com/engel-scale.php

There is quite a lot similarities with the Engel´s Chart and the diagonal of the Chart of Emotions going from south-west to north-east.

Never say die. Sometimes there still comes times when you feel like giving up.  It may be a question of a wrong aim in your life, which can cause bore-out or burn-out symtomps. To get more information of these symptoms please click :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boreout

http://www.docpotter.com/boclass-2bosymptoms.html

In the SDG*Chart of Emotions  the emotion scale of  GIVING UP goes to the south-east direction.  It consists of disappointment, disgust and exhaustion.

                       photo : EMILIANO SPADA via www. SXC.hu

The emotion scale of GIVING UP goes as a whole the following :

Peace

Excitement

Disappointment

Antipathy

Disgust

Inability

Exhaustion

Emptiness

It´s vital that people would recognize their emotions on this line already when they start to feel strong antipathy against something.   If this process reaches the state of exhaustion it may take a long time to recover.

Is all pursuit trivial? Not at all. We need some amount of pursuit in our life. The emotion scale of pursuit tells you what kind of emotions you may express when desiring something.  Basically this emotion scale of PURSUIT consists of  expectation, admiration and fanaticism.  All of these emotions are based on strong  and long inhale.  Desire is also quite easy to see from one´s eyes.

                               photo : ARTURO GARRO  via www.sxc.hu

The whole emotion scale of PURSUIT goes as follows to the direction north-west on the SDG*Chart of Emotions :

Peace

Boredom

Expectation

Desire

Admiration

Lust

Fanaticism

Mania

By the way it was quite funny to see the fanaticism raising here in Finland during the  Olympic ice hockey tournament.

Gladness, happiness, joy and emotions like these are something we all are fond of.  In the chart of emotions there is an emotion scale called presence of something good.  As a child I liked very much rolling a ball, but happiness means different things for different people.

                                 photo : ESHAN NAMAVAR via www.SXC.hu

Going back to business  - the emotion scale of PRESENCE OF SOMETHING GOOD consists of closeness, happiness and joy.  There can also be found more precise expressions on this part of the scale.  For example on the following website, you can find this kind of list of growing states of joyfulness :  “ glad < happy < delighted <  joyful < thrilled < rapturous < ecstatic ”

http://www.sengifted.org/articles_social/Lind_DevelopingAFeelingVocabulary.shtml

According to the SDG*Chart of Emotions  the whole scale of PRESENCE OF SOMETHING GOOD  sounds as follows  going northwards from the middle :

Peace

Relaxation

Closeness

Relief

Happiness

Suprise

Joy

Euphoria

Mainly all the emotions on this emotion scale are based on short exhale.  For example laughter is just a series of short pieces of exhale. Positive surprise makes an exception consisting of a quite deep inhale.  It makes us ready to laugh.

Mourning is an inevitable part of our life. If something good is missing in your life, you can probably find your emotions on the southwards pointing emotion scale called ABSENCE OF SOMETHING GOOD explaining the process of mourning. This scale makes an exception to the structure of the chart of emotions by going towards to the center as times go by.  Mourning disappears little by little but other subtle feelings stay to reminder you of the loss.

                                Photo : "MOKRA", Brazil via www.sxc.hu

This emotion scale consists of desertion, sadness and irritation.  Let me explain a little bit. First you realize that something, which means a lot for you, is missing.  Then follows active time of mourning.  It may consist of very different mourning patterns, you can read more from the following website :

http://www.griefhealing.com/column-different-grief-patterns.htm

After successfully mourning you may still feel irritated when something quite similar to your loss appears to your sight.

The whole emotion scale of ABSENCE OF SOMETHING GOOD in details on the SDG*Chart of Emotions goes from the utterly southest point of the chart to the middle as follows. These emotions are based on short inhale :

Despair

Desertion

Shock

Sadness

Worry

Irritation

Tension

Peace

During active mourning session, which may last even a couple of years, you may feel very many different emotions from anger and rage to guilt.  It´s quite normal.

Unsatisfactory relationship is the name of the emotion scale beaming to the west  on the SDG*Chart of Emotions .

The scale of UNSATISFACTORY RELATIONSHIP consists of injustice, hatred and rage. These emotions are based on strong inhale.

                photo : EMILIANO SPADA via www.SXC.hu 

The whole emotion scale of UNSATISFACTORY RELATIONSHIP in details goes as follows :

Confusion

Injustice

Anger

Hatred

Cruelty

Rage 

Hysteria

Of course every relationship has to face some of these feelings, but if they seem to be there to stay, then it is time to do something in a different way.  Openness and forgiving are keys for a better relationship.  You must never accept any physical violence in your relationship.  If something like that occurs, please contact someone who can help you.

Satisfactory relationship is the name of the emotion scale beaming to the east on the SDG*Chart of Emotions

The emotion scale of SATISFACTORY RELATIONSHIP  consists of openness, affection and connection.  These kind of emotions are expressed with exhale

                             photo : "BRIERLEY", Austria via www.sxc.hu    

The whole emotion scale of SATISFACTORY RELATIONSHIP  in details goes as follows.

Clearness

Openness

Acceptance

Affection

Pleasure

Connection

Fascination

In practice this means, that before you can create a satisfactory relationship, you have to communicate clearly, be open and accept the personality of the other human being.  Then it is possible to feel affection and to do something nice with that person.  Usually this process takes a long time.