Chapter 1. Chapter 11 Adopting a Success Attitude Activity

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Everyone is entitled to feelings — good, bad, or ugly. When we have negative feelings, it’s important to recognize them, try to understand them, and respond to them in healthy ways. This exercise will help you reflect on negative feelings you’ve had and how you reacted. If you find that your reaction had negative consequences, you can think about how you’ll handle things differently in the future.

From the following list of feeling words, choose five emotions that you experienced in the last week.

Feeling Words

• irritated
• aggressive
• resentful
• provoked
• disappointed
• helpless
• embarrassed
• shy
• distrustful
• pessimistic
• discouraged
• lonely
• sorrowful
• crushed
• offended
• anxious
• preoccupied
• fearful

Then, using the text boxes below, respond to the following five questions for each emotion you’ve identified. An example response is provided for each question.

Questions for Each Emotion with Example Response