Feelings and 
Needs

Feelings

Sometimes, we search for the right word but can’t find it. Here are lists of feelings and personal needs to help you identify your feelings and needs.

Positive feelings

• Affectionate: compassionate, friendly, loving, sympathetic, tender, warm
• Confident: empowered, open, proud, safe, secure
• Refreshed: enlivened, rejuvenated, renewed, rested, restored, revived
• Grateful: appreciative, moved, thankful, touched
• Joyful: amused, glad, happy, pleased, tickled
• Exhilarated: blissful, delighted, ecstatic, elated, enthralled, exuberant, jubilant, radiant, rapturous, thrilled
• Hopeful: expectant, encouraged, optimistic, open-hearted
• Inspired: amazed, awed, motivated, wonder
• Peaceful: calm, centered, clear-headed, comfortable, content, fulfilled, mellow, quiet, relaxed, relieved, satisfied, serene, still, tranquil, trusting
• Excited: amazed, animated, ardent, astonished, dazzled, eager, energetic, enthusiastic, giddy, invigorated, lively, passionate, surprised, vibrant
• Engaged: absorbed, alert, attentive, curious, engrossed, enchanted, entranced, fascinated, interested, intrigued, involved, spellbound

Negative feelings

• Tense: anxious, cranky, distressed, distraught, fidgety, frazzled, irritable, jittery, nervous, on edge, overwhelmed, restless, stressed-out
• Agitated: alarmed, discombobulated, disconcerted, disturbed, rattled, restless, shocked, startled, surprised, troubled, turbulent, uncomfortable, uneasy, unnerved, unsettled, upset
• Disconnected: alienated, aloof, apathetic, bored, detached, distant, distracted, indifferent, numb, removed, uninterested, withdrawn
• Embarrassed: ashamed, chagrined, flustered, guilty, mortified, self-conscious
• Sad: depressed, dejected, despair, despondent, disappointed, discouraged, disheartened, forlorn, gloomy, heavy-hearted, hopeless, melancholy, unhappy
• Pain: agony, anguished, bereaved, devastated, grief, heartbroken, hurt, lonely, miserable, regretful, remorseful
• Vulnerable: fragile, guarded, helpless, hurt, insecure, leery, reserved, sensitive, shaky, untrusting
• Fatigue: beat, burnt out, depleted, exhausted, lethargic, listless, sleepy, tired, weary, worn out
• Annoyed: aggravated, dismayed, disgruntled, displeased, exasperated, frustrated, impatient, irritated, irked
• Angry: enraged, furious, incensed, indignant, irate, livid, outraged, resentful, hostile
• Aversion: animosity, appalled, contempt, disgusted, dislike, hate, horrified, repulsed
• Confused: ambivalent, baffled, bewildered, dazed, hesitant, lost, mystified, perplexed, puzzled, torn
• Afraid: apprehensive, dread, mistrustful, panicked, petrified, scared, suspicious, terrified, wary, worried
• Yearning: envious, jealous, longing, nostalgic, pining, wistful