Emotional Identification: 5 Proven Activities for Better Emotional Literacy

alexithymic, which you may recall from Chapter One is a condition in which people do not know how to identify and describe their feelings.

This technique is called ‘affective labelling’. Put simply, it’s the act of putting your feelings into words, which forces you to identify and get to know the sensations you’re experiencing. It works in two ways.

There are many ways to get in touch with inner needs and discover what they are. One of the simplest ways is to identify negative emotions. These include anger, fear, sadness, and loneliness. A neutral state does not include these feelings, so it’s a safe bet that an alteration has occurred wherein something has either been added or removed to crea