This is Time to Feel, Episode number 8. Hey everyone, I’m Holly Soulie. Welcome to another episode of Time to Feel. Today we’re going to talk about some of the common emotions you might feel, and how you can identify them. When I first started paying attention to my emotions, I would get really frustrated with myself because I knew that I felt SOMETHING, but I wasn’t sure what it was or what to do about it. So, the more I tuned into my feelings, the easier it became to know which emotion was happening. And the more you know what emotion you’re feeling, the better equipped you are to address it. This is the first part of becoming emotionally intelligent - to actually be aware of what you’re feeling. Before we start, I want to give a disclaimer for a couple of emotions we’re going to talk about - namely depression and anxiety. Depression and anxiety are in their own category because they’re mental health disorders and that’s something you need to address with a medical professional. I don’t want you to think that I’m dismissing them and saying depression or anxiety is all in your head because it isn’t. But, even if you have these conditions like I myself do, there are still a lot of tools and skills you can learn to manage them and feel empowered with. So, we’re going to look at them from the angle of what can I do about them when I feel them? Alright, let’s jump in and talk about some specific emotions you can start being aware of. The first emotion we’re going to talk about is depression. And one of the things that depression can mask is anger that you don’t think you’re justified in having. For example, the first time my dad went to prison, I had a lot of anger toward him that I shoved away over the years. I never realized how angry I was at him for it all because I loved him so much and didn’t know it was possible to love someone yet be so angry with them at the same time. However, a few years after that when I had a mental health collapse and became severely depressed, I started seeing what could be driving this depression. And sure enough, there was a lot of anger under the surface that I didn’t know what to do with. But once I addressed it, and started working through it, it helped my depression a lot. Even to this day, when I feel more depressed, I’ll sit down and see what emotions I might be hiding from myself and why. So, if depression is something you struggle with, ask yourself if there might be any feelings you may have pushed under the surface. The next emotion we’re going to talk about is anxiety. You’ve probably heard that anxiety means that you’re living in the fear of the future. But anxiety is also a signal that you need to stop and pay attention to your needs. A lot of times, I get anxious because I’m doing way too many things at once. In this case, it’s important to stop and see how you can take things one step at a time. On the other hand, it can also show you that you have some fears that need to be addressed. For instance, the other day I was feeling anxious about the upcoming weekend. Since I had so much to do, I wasn’t sure I could do it all. So, I took time to think about why I was so anxious. Then I removed a few things from my to-do list and made a more realistic, digestible list for myself.  That helped calm my mind enough so I could find some peace. Next up is jealousy. Generally, jealousy shows you that you want what someone else has, but you don’t feel like you deserve it or that it’s not attainable to you. But a part of you really wants it. Here’s a story to demonstrate this. Before I was married, I knew this couple who took really good care of each other. And I was SO jealous of the wife and actually had a couple of dreams about it. Well, at the time I didn’t believe that I was worthy of having a partner take good care of m...