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Feeling Words and Emotion Words in English • 7ESL

Learn useful feeling words and emotion words with pictures and example sentences to improve and enhance your vocabulary in English. There are many times when you may need to talk about how you are feeling, or perhaps describe how someone else is feeling. For this reason, it is important to be able to talk about the various emotions in English. You may also need to understand these emotion names in situations where someone is explaining to you how they feel, and by being able to recognize what they are saying, you will be better able to help them.

With this article, we will be explaining what feelings are and the difference between feelings and emotions, if that’s not enough, we are also going to share with you various positive and negative feeling words and a detailed list of feelings and emotions in English!

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Feeling Words & Emotion Words

On Earth, there are currently over seven billion people and yet no two are the exact same. However, if there is one thing that we can find we all have in common with each other; it’s feelings. We all feel and we all go experience some difficulty at some point in our lives putting those feelings into words, as we still don’t completely understand what feelings really are.

What Are Feelings?

Feelings have been around for a very, very long time. However, we only officially succeeded to discover them around the 1830’s, thanks to Thomas Brown. That was also when the word was officially added to the dictionary with the meaning we still use today. As before that, the meaning of feelings meant something a little different. The word ‘feelings’ has two separate meanings; physical and emotional.

The physical side of the word ‘feelings’ was the first to be discovered and added to the dictionary, as a verb as it’s a physical thing. A physical feeling is what you feel physically, for example, the warmth you feel while you lay under the Summer sun or under a blanket during the harsh Winter. Another example would be, when you get too close to a flame or break a bone.

The emotional side of the word ‘feelings’ is an adjective and the one we will be focusing on in this article. An emotional feeling, is something you feel on the inside. This could be: happy or sad, angry or disgusted.

Now, when you feel something physically it can be a lot easier to find the words to describe it, as it’s physical. However, when it comes to describing emotional feelings, you’ll find that it can be a lot harder to do so. This is because we all feel differently and can sometimes confuse a feeling for another, this is completely normal and you may just find out why in the next section!

Emotions vs. Feelings

Despite it has been over two-hundred years since feelings were discovered, there is still a lot we don’t know about them. But it can be said that we have made tremendous progress in expanding our knowledge and we’re still not done. One thing people often get wrong, however, is the belief that emotions and feelings are the exact same thing. Now, they may be similar, but they are not the same thing, whatsoever.

The concept of emotions was discovered thirty years before feelings, around the 1800’s by Thomas Brown. Years later during the 1970’s, psychologist Paul Eckman, concluded that humans had six different emotions: happiness, sadness, disgust, fear, surprise and anger. However, as studies continued, it was quickly discovered that, that number is a lot higher than first believed. Raising the number six to a shocking twenty-seven and debates that claim the total number of emotions are even higher that twenty-seven, are still taking place to this day.

Now that we know the story behind emotions, what exactly are they and how do they differ from feelings?

There is a reason as to why we say ’emotional feelings’ and that is because emotions are what cause feelings. Emotions are a physical response to our environment; this means emotions are aroused before feelings. And due to emotions being physical, it can be easy to identify them, with observation. Feelings, however, are mental associations and reactions to our emotions and because they take place in our mind, rather than our body like emotions, it’s a lot harder to identify a feeling.

For example, imagine you are scared of the dark and all the lights in your home go out due to a storm. Now your body will represent fear, your eyes are open wide and you’re moving slowly. But on the inside, you’re feeling cautious and worried, perhaps even nervous. Those are the feelings that come with that specific emotion. In conclusion, emotions take place on your body while feelings take place in the mind.

List of Feelings (from A – Z)

Here are some words to help you describe what you feel!

Positive Feeling Words

Amused Feeling Words:

Absorbed
Beguiled
Busy
Charmed
Cheered-up
Convulsed
Delighted
Diverted
Engaged
Entertained
Glad
Interested
Involved
Pleased
Preoccupied
Regaled
Wowed

Happy Feeling Words:

Beaming
Blessed
Blissful
Carefree
Cheerful
Confident
Content
Delighted
Euphoric
Exhilarated
Glad
Glowing
Gratified
Inclined
Joy
Pleased
Powerful
Radiant
Secure
Self-accepting
Strong
Thrilled

Peaceful Feeling Words:

Amicable
Anxiety-free
Blissful
Calm
Committed
Composed
Content
Cordial
Flexible
Harmonious
Isolated
Patient
Pleasant
Productive
Quiet
Relaxed
Restful
Secure
Serene
Soothed
Stable
Tranquil
Undisturbed
Untroubled
Unworried

Pleased Feeling Words:

Acceptable
Amused
Content
Contented
Delighted
Elated
Engaged
Entertained
Glad
Good
Grateful
Gratified
Happy
Lovely
Nice
Overjoyed
Pleasant
Satisfied
Self-approving
Superior
Thankful
Thrilled
Well-pleased

Powerful Feeling Words:

Athletic
Buff
Compelling
Controlling
Dominant
Dynamic
Hard
Herculean
High-powered
Important
Influential
Intoxicating
Irresistible
Manly
Mighty
Persuasive
Ripped
Shredded
Solid
Spirituous
Stiff
Strong
Sturdy
Thunderous
Tough
Vigorous
Well-built

Romantic Feeling Words:

Affectionate
Amorous
Beautiful
Charming
Dreamy
Erotic
Fond
Generous
Grateful
Humble
Idealistic
Illicit
Intimate
Kind
Lovable
Lovely
Lovesick
Loving
Lustful
Passionate
Romanticist
Satisfied
Tolerant

Negative Feeling Words

Angry Feeling Words:

Annoyed
Bad-tempered
Conceited
Crabby
Cross
Disgusted
Displeased
Dissatisfied
Enraged
Exasperated
Fuming
Furious
Hot-tempered
Hot-headed
Intolerant
Irritated
Jealous
Mad
Outraged
Provoked
Raging
Resentful
Stingy
Waspish
Wrathful

Bored Feeling Words:

Bummer
Disinterested
Dull
Fatigued
Inattentive
Flat
Lifeless
Monotonous
Spiritless
Stale
Stodgy
Stuffy
Stupid
Tamed
Tedious
Tired
Tiresome
Tiring

Disgusted Feeling Words:

Annoyed
Appalled
Dismayed
Displeased
Dissatisfied
Embarrassed
Grossed-out
Horrified
Nasty
Nauseated
Offended
Outraged
Repelled
Repulsed
Revolted
Shocked
Sickened
Trashed
Ugly
Unwanted
Used
Violated

Insecure Feeling Words:

Anxious
Apprehensive
Diffident
Doubtful
Fearful
Hesitant
Inhibited
Introverted
Passive
Self-conscious
Self-doubting
Shy
Timid
Unassertive
Uncertain
Unconfident
Unsure
Worried

Sad Feeling Words:

Awful
Blue
Broken-hearted
Depressed
Doleful
Down
Downhearted
Gloomy
Glum
Guilty
Heartbroken
Lonely
Low-spirited
Miserable
Mournful
Needy
Pitiful
Regretful
Small
Sorrowful
Sorry
Unfortunate
Unhappy

Scared Feeling Words:

Afraid
Agitated
Alarmed
Confused
Fearful
Frantic
Frightened
Horrified
Hysterical
Impatient
Indecisive
Intimidated
Jittery
Jumpy
Nervous
Panicky
Petrified
Rigid
Shaky
Spooked
Stressed
Terrified
Worried

Feeling Words

List of Feeling Words & Emotion Words

Following is a list of adjectives to help you narrow down exactly what word best describes your current feelings and emotions.

Happy
Afraid
Sad
Hot
Amused
Bored
Anxious
Confident
Cold
Suspicious
Surprised
Loving
Curious
Envious
Jealous
Miserable
Confused
Stupid
Angry
Sick
Ashamed
Withdrawn
Indifferent
Sorry
Determined
Crazy
Bashful
Depressed
Enraged
Frightened
Interested
Shy
Hopeful
Regretful
Scared
Stubborn
Thirsty
Guilty
Nervous
Embarrassed
Disgusted
Proud
Ecstatic
Lonely
Frustrated
Hurt
Hungry
Tired
Smug
Thoughtful
Pained
Optimistic
Relieved
Puzzled
Shocked
Joyful
Sleepy
Excited
Skeptical
Bad
Worried

Feeling Words & Emotion Words with Pictures

List of emotions with useful example sentences illustrated with images.

Happy

– I want to make you happy!

Afraid

– I hope I can find the one who is afraid for losing me.

Sad

– This music always makes me sad.

Hot

– She was hot and sweat dripped into her eyes.

Amused

– I could see she was highly amused.

Bored

– The boys were getting bored.

Anxious

– He was anxious to preserve his reputation.

Confident

– I am confident of my future.

Cold

– She felt cold in her flimsy dress.

Suspicious

– I’m very suspicious about her motives.

Surprised

– She was very surprised when she saw me.

Loving

– She was a warm and loving mother.

Curious

– I’m curious to know what she said.

Envious

– She was envious of her sister’s beauty.

Jealous

– Why are you so jealous of his success?

Miserable

– She looked rather strained and miserable.

Confused

– I’m totally confused. Could you explain that again?

Stupid

– She was really stupid to quit her job like that.

Angry

– He changed his mind, which made me very angry.

Sick

– She was very sympathetic when I was sick.

Ashamed

– You should be ashamed of yourself.

Withdrawn

– She became withdrawn and pensive, hardly speaking to anyone.

Indifferent

– I pretended to be indifferent to it.

Sorry

– I’m sorry, but I’m busy right now.

Determined

– He was determined to retrieve his honor.

Crazy

– You’re crazy to go out in this weather.

Bashful

– The boy was too bashful to ask her to dance.

Depressed

– He began to feel depressed and helpless.

Enraged

– She was enraged at the injustice of the remark.

Frightened

– The child is frightened by the ugly man.

Interested

– I’ve always been interested in music.

Shy

– The child was shy and hid behind his mother.

Hopeful

– I am hopeful that she will come tomorrow.

Regretful

– He is regretful for what he has done.

Scared

– I was scared of the big dog.

Stubborn

– He is a stubborn character used to getting his own way.

Thirsty

– I often feel thirsty when it’s very hot.

Guilty

– I feel so guilty, leaving all this to you.

Nervous

– I was too nervous to eat.

Embarrassed

– She felt embarrassed under his steady gaze.

Disgusted

– I am completely disgusted with her.

Proud

– He is too proud to see his own mistake.

Ecstatic

– Annie was ecstatic about the idea.

Lonely

– I live all alone but I never feel lonely.

Frustrated

– They felt frustrated at the lack of progress.

Hurt

– She was very hurt by his unkind words.

Hungry

– I’m hungry – let’s have lunch.

Tired

– Are you tired after your labours?

Smug

– She was very smug and self-satisfied about getting the promotion.

Thoughtful

– She’s a very kind and thoughtful person.

Pained

– She was pained when you refused her invitation.

Optimistic

– She is optimistic about her chances of winning a gold medal.

Relieved

– I am relieved to hear that this isn’t true.

Puzzled

– You look very puzzled about something.

Shocked

– His mother was shocked at the news.

Joyful

– She was joyful of her good result of the scientific experiments.

Sleepy

– I was so sleepy, I couldn’t keep my eyes open.

Excited

– What are you so excited about?

Skeptical

– I am rather skeptical about their professed sympathy for the poor.

Bad

– I feel bad about the mistake.

Worried

– I’m worried about my husband’s health.

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Useful List Of Feelings And Emotions In English

Teach vocabulary to do with feelings with this useful list of feelings and emotions in English. One of the first things English language students learn is how to ask ‘How are you?’ and to answer by describing how they are feeling. Beginner learners often learn feelings such as ‘happy’, ‘sad’, ‘hungry’, ‘tired’, etc, but there are so many more feelings and emotions in English. Below you will find a list of feelings and emotions with pictures and example sentences. You’ll be able to download this list of feelings as a printable PDF and will find other free resources for teaching English lessons about feelings in English.

Feelings And Emotions In English

Feelings And Emotions List

Here is a list of feelings and emotions in English that you can use to describe how you are feeling. For convenience, we have put similar feelings words close to each other on the list. You can also download this list of feelings and emotions as a printable PDF.

happy
good
great
jolly
merry
joyful
delighted
sad
unhappy
depressed
down
miserable
angry
annoyed
cross
frustrated
irritated
tired
sleepy
exhausted
drowsy
drained
fatigued
worn out
hungry
starving
famished
peckish
thirsty
parched
dehydrated
sick
ill
unwell
poorly
under the weather
scared
frightened
afraid
fearful
terrified
petrified
horrified
worried
anxious
distraught
distressed
hot
boiling
burning up
cold
freezing
chilly
surprised
amazed
astonished
astounded
flabbergasted
bored
disinterested
sick and tired
proud
lonely
embarrassed
nervous
guilty
confused
disappointed
jealous
stressed

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Feelings And Emotions In English With Pictures

Here is a list of feelings and emotions in English with pictures. Each picture groups the feeling words together with their synonyms. Along with these feelings and emotions words and pictures are some useful example sentences.

I am so happy right now.
I’m good, thanks. How are you?
I feel great after exercising.
You look very joyful today.
Kelly was delighted with her test score.

I am sad that you are leaving.
I was very depressed when my dog died.
I feel down these days.
Chris was very unhappy with his test score.
Why are you so miserable these days?

Why are you so angry?
The teacher was very cross that I didn’t do my homework.
I get very frustrated when I don’t get what I want.
I am annoyed right now.
If I don’t drink coffee, I feel irritated.

I feel sick.
I am poorly.
I feel a little under the weather today.
You look unwell. Are you okay?
James is ill so he will not be in class today.

I am so tired after working all day.
I am sleepy because I went to bed late last night.
My medication has made me feel drowsy.
The test was very hard so I feel drained now.
You must worn out after that hike.
I need to sit down. I am exhausted.

Can you open the window, please? I feel very hot in here.
I’m boiling! Please turn on the fan.
I’m burning up. I think I must have a fever.

I feel cold. Can you pass the blanket, please?
I’m freezing! Please turn on the heater.
I’m a little chilly so I will put on my coat.

I’m hungry. What shall we eat for lunch?
I’m just a little peckish. I think I will just eat a snack for lunch.
I’m starving. I could eat a horse.
I’m famished. What’s for dinner?

I’m thirsty. Can you pour me a glass of water, please?
I feel dehydrated. I didn’t drink anything all day.
I am a little parched. I think I’ll drink some orange juice.

I always feel scared when I watch scary movies on my own.
I am afraid of the dark.
Chris is fearful he will fail the test.
I was frightened when I thought I heard a ghost.
I am terrified of spiders.
I was petrified when I found a spider in my bed.

I was surprised to see so many people at my birthday party.
I was amazed when I saw fireworks for the first time.
I was astonished when I saw how well you can speak English.
I was astounded to see the beautiful view from the top of the mountain.

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- what do you do when I'm not around?
- waiting for you to come

- Hey, what are you doing?
- I love you.
- Why am I ticklish?
- Idiot. Because it's love inside of you.
- So you're ticklish too?
- Why?
- Because I love you too.

Thank you. Thank you for the wasted time, stupid conversations, big scandals, nerves on edge, tears at night in the pillow. Thank you. You teach me to live.

In winter, the windows on the bus turn into a place for correspondence. It's like everyone wants to say what's on their mind.
For others to see.
To not into the void. 05
- Don't disappear in the morning
- You thought I stole your car?
- That's not the point
- What's the matter?
- I thought I would never see you again. Never do that again
- Never think that way again.

I want to see you. tips. to the film. for a conversation. In the shower. under the blanket. into an embrace. no matter how, but only to you...

I don't care what status you have in society and what car you drive... I just love

- I have a feeling for you.
- what?
- I want to have breakfast with you.

I said I'd survive. Survived, apparently. (c).

when he is around, you smile so that your cheekbones hurt.

Happiness is when he sees her in the morning...sleepy, without make-up, in pajamas and still thinks that she is the most beautiful...

- will you remember me when I'm gone?
- no...
- sorry...
- I just won't let you go...

Forgive everyone who is not nice to me
Forgive me for looking like a wolf..
I loved everyone for too long.
Thank you. Weaned. Bastards

- what phone do you have?
- mobile.
What is the number?
- federal.
- Well, what are the numbers?
- Arabic.

And you quickly open his car while he's in the store just because you can't wait to find out what he bought you!!!!

When you see happy people, don't be jealous.
You don't know how they fought for their happiness.

How much longer do you think I'll watch you not do what I told you to?

- You're perfect, don't worry... I would change only one thing about you.
- What?
- Your last name to mine.

Don't scare her. She has a stupid habit - they will evaporate

Take me with you.
I will be obedient.
I will kiss in the morning, call in the afternoon, watch football in the evening and be completely with you at night.
Just take me to your place...
It seems to me that with you, I will become happy!

Childhood is that happy time when you run out of the toilet at night and rejoice that you have not been eaten

The world will go crazy when you and I are an inch apart. These bitches will go crazy with envy. We are perfect

Hold my wrists tighter. Break them if you want, but don't let go.

-Are you lying to him?
- No.
-Strange..why?
-He constantly looks into my eyes...

-beloved, I want so many roses!
-everything is dear to you, the main thing is that you smiled...

Do you know the feeling that you want to leave, but for some reason you want to stay...

- When you first saw me, what did you think?
-I thought about what we will name our future children

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you know, about a daughter
with your eyes,
in my arms...

She didn't choose him at all. She just didn't think about anyone else...

I love it when you get angry, kiss you juicy.
I miss you so much. Me with you - all the time is not enough.

Not like everyone else… Not like everyone else! Strange… Sweet smell, wonderful smile, different outlook on life. …

If the guy doesn't call, he doesn't want to call;
If a guy acts like he doesn’t care about you, he really doesn’t care about you. ”
Promising doesn’t mean getting married...0003

Sometimes...sometimes we just need to hug someone and hear only three words: "Everything will be fine"...

I found happiness the moment I decided to stop searching -well hello
-I'm at, I wanted to say I'm sorry, I realized that I can't live without you... come back...
-I'm at, I'm sorry...I realized that I fell out of love

in some other way?

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BBC Future

8 September 2019

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Researching inner speech is a surprisingly difficult task. Do we usually think in words or images? Who do we talk to most often? And are we able to clearly understand what is happening in our brain at a certain moment?

What were you thinking about a second ago? Or, more accurately, how did you think about it? Answering this question is more difficult than it seems.

You could repeat to yourself the words you just read, you could see some picture with your inner vision or experience some emotions.

It's possible that all of these things were going on in your brain at the same time and in some combination... or you were thinking about something else and in a very different way.

At first glance, trying to find out what is going on in our own mind does not seem too complicated.

But when we start doing this, we immediately intervene in the very phenomenon that we want to investigate.

Or, as the American philosopher William James noted in 1890, "trying to analyze one's own mind is like turning on a light to better see what the darkness looks like."

Psychologist Russell Galbert of the University of Nevada at Las Vegas has been studying what goes on in people's minds for decades.

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A researcher has found that the thoughts that run through our heads are much more diverse than one might think.

"Many people think they think in words, but they are wrong," he explains.

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Asking people to mentally talk to themselves activates different parts of the brain than when they do it spontaneously

In one small study, 16 college students were asked to read a short story. The researchers selectively recorded their thoughts as they read. Only a quarter of these thoughts contained words, and only 3% were like a sequential story.

These results cannot be generalized to everyone, but they provide food for thought when it comes to our own inner experiences.

Learning the inner voice is not an easy task at all. Just asking people what they are thinking right now is unlikely to show an accurate result.

Partly because we are not accustomed to paying close attention to our wandering thoughts, and partly because during such interviews people can guess more than was actually going on in their thoughts.

The method used by Galbert is called "sampling experience description".

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Subjects carry a device with them all day. When it beeps, they have to focus on what exactly was going on in their head a second before.

At the end of the day, they talk to a psychologist who, by asking them precise questions, finds out what and in what form they were thinking. Were they words, images, emotions, physical sensations, or something else?

Most people take a few days to learn to focus on their thoughts. Over the next few days, with the help of the researcher's questions, they manage to better tune in to what they were thinking at that moment.

At first, almost no one succeeds, except, perhaps, those who have a good experience in meditation, the scientist notes.

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Our internal monologue occurs for various reasons, just as we use ordinary language for various purposes

The unexpected signal method produces more natural results than artificial laboratory conditions when you are deliberately forced to focus on thoughts.

Galbert compares it to parachuting into the forest. A few small animals may, of course, be frightened, but in general you will see a more or less ordinary picture of what is happening in nature.

A review of research published by Galbert in 2013 showed huge individual differences in how internal dialogue occurs in different people.

On average, participants in the experiment were talking to themselves about 23% of the time. But in general, the range varied from 100% (internal monologue happened all the time) to 0% (people never mentally spoke to themselves).

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But what happens in your head when you are not talking to yourself?

Over the years of research, Galbert has deduced five categories of opinions: inner speech, which comes in many different forms, inner vision (may contain images of objects that you have seen in real life or mental images), feelings, such as anger or joy, sensory awareness (for example, awareness of how the carpet feels under your feet), non-symbolized thoughts.

The latter are difficult to define, they are neither words nor images, but they are also opinions, and they are undoubtedly present in your mind.

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Each category can have a variety of manifestations. Inner speech, for example, can occur in the form of a single word, sentence, some kind of monologue, or even a conversation.

Anyone who has ever rehearsed an important conversation or considered arguments in an argument knows what an internal dialogue is.

But the person we are talking to mentally is not someone else - usually this voice belongs to the other side of our personality.

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Some people talk to themselves mentally all the time, others never do it at all Paul II, asked students to describe the types of inner voices they spoke to.

The researcher compiled a list of the four most common internal interlocutors. They became - a true friend, father or mother, a pompous rival and a helpless child.

Each voice can come up in different situations - the father criticizes with concern, the pompous rival focuses on success rather than support. We try on these different roles to cope with difficult situations, such as a difficult exam or a sports game.

Recently, Galbert began to combine his research method with brain MRI scans. His research has shown that what people say about their thoughts and what goes on in their brains are the same.

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However, the researchers note that they do not make generalizations, and their conclusions concern only the participants in the experiment.

Famira Reisi, of the Inner Speech Laboratory at Mount Royal University in Canada, and her colleagues recently used a different method of thought research.

They asked the participants to list the thoughts that ran through their minds one after the other at a specific time.

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We think in words a lot less than we think

The results were similar to previous studies. As they went about their daily activities, people talked to themselves mentally about everything from their studies to their emotions, other people, and themselves.

"Quite a lot of research shows that inner speech plays an important role in regulating behavior, solving problems, critical thinking, reasoning about the future," notes Famira Reisi.

When the brain is "silent"

Self-talk is also important for self-reflection.

Neuroscientist Jill Bolt Taylor described this in her book My Stroke Was Science to Me. A woman recalls how within a few weeks after a stroke, which she suffered at 37, she lost her inner speech, her brain was “silent”.

"What a terrible task it was to be there, inside my silent brain. .. trying to remember who I am? What am I doing?"

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Because the study of what goes on in people's minds requires a lot of effort and time, large-scale studies that would explain individual differences are still lacking.

Many other questions remain, such as whether inner speech depends on nationality or personality type.

Although scientists cannot yet shed light on most questions about our consciousness, becoming aware of our thoughts can be quite useful.

"This will give you the opportunity to meaningfully communicate with yourself," says Famira Reisi.

Or, as one of her colleagues adds: "Inner speech is like a flashlight in the dark room of your mind."

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