So, anyway, I made my list and I thought I would post it, this being coping and all...there were a lot of emotions I still couldn't quite figure out. I would like to hear what other people do

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Anger – Write/Rant in big letters on poster board with a marker
Aggravation – Cooking
Agitation – Exercising
Agony – Kicking & screaming on bed
Alienation – Coming to BUS
Angst – Writing
Anguish - Crying
Annoyance – Meditation
Apathy - Reading
Apprehension – Jump around & dance to music
Anxiety – Organizing something
Bitterness – Petting my cat
Boredom – Go to a bookstore
Contempt – Writing it out
Defeat – Hug a pillow, or soft toy
Depression - Writing
Despair – Punching a bed
Destructiveness – Rip up cardboard or an old sheet
Disappointment – Start a collection/continue one
Discomposure- Alphabetize/Color-code something
Discontentment – Dying my hair
Dismay – Research something
Dissatisfaction – Bake bread
Distraught – Yoga
Distress – Meditation
Dread – Washing my face
Edginess – Knitting
Ennui – Grocery shopping
Exasperation – Taking a shower
Fidgetiness – Memorize something (poem, or vocabulary)
Fragility – Building something
Frustration – Exercising
Gloom – Write a ‘just because’ card
Grief - Painting
Grouchiness – Stretching
Guilt – Write an apology- to yourself, or someone else. You don’t have to send it.
Hate – Screaming/yelling
Hopelessness – Reading
Hostility – Scrubbing something/Cleaning something tough
Hurt – Listen to music, sleep
Impatience – Count things (number of tiles in kitchen, number of books on shelf…etc.)
Insecurity - Cleaning
Invalidation – Scrap-booking
Irritation – Building houses of cards
Isolation – Go to the library
Jealousy – Writing out a list of positives
Listlessness – Jump Rope
Loneliness –Listening to music
Meanspiritedness – Playing with my dog (it’s impossible to feel meanspirited around him…)
Melancholy – Go see a movie
Misery – Knitting, or creating something out of soft fabrics
Neglect – Get a massage
Nervousness – Tie knots in a piece of yarn
Overwhelmed – Make a To Do list, break it down into parts
Panic – Deep breathing
Pity – Helping someone else
Rejection – Make a collage
Resentment – Hit the wall with a pillow
Revulsion – Play with clay
Sadness – Calligraphy
Shame – Pamper myself in a small way (like buying a small present)
Shock – Play with a soft toy while talking to myself
Sorrow – Painting or Drawing
Suffering – Cuddling up under the covers of my bed
Tenseness – Rub good smelling lotion on arms and legs
Uneasiness – Write yourself a letter to open later
Weariness - Sleep
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JoAnna