Name it.

One of the most valuable things we can do as we are learning to truly process emotions is naming them.

What is this sensation? What does this feel like? What do I call it?

Only once we've named it can we begin to understand what it is about. I often found myself stuck at this phase. I had a hard time identifying if I was angry or sad.

Below is a grid of emotions, similar to a grid that a therapist gave me in the past. This one was found at: https://aliciateacher2.wordpress.com/grammar/adjectives/