60 seconds
Thought or feeling?
Ten things people say every day. Tap whether each one is a thought or a feeling.
The quiz
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I'm furious.
Feeling. A plain emotion word. The thought that made it is somewhere upstream.
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He did that to disrespect me.
Thought. A guess about someone else's intent. That guess is what makes the anger.
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I feel like nobody cares about me.
Thought. "I feel like" followed by a claim is a thought wearing a feeling's coat.
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I'm nervous.
Feeling. An emotion. Ask what you are predicting.
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This is going to go badly.
Thought. A prediction. It's the thought behind the call you keep putting off.
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I feel stupid.
Thought. "Stupid" is a verdict about yourself, not an emotion.
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I'm sad.
Feeling. An emotion. Something you decided about a loss made it.
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I can't handle this.
Thought. A forecast about your own ability. Check it against the last hard thing you did handle.
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I'm embarrassed.
Feeling. An emotion. The thought behind it is usually about what other people think.
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They're all judging me.
Thought. Mind reading. You can't see what other people think.
Every feeling on this list was made by a thought
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