A List of Human Emotions

Feelings When Your Needs Are Being Met

AFFECTIONATE: compassionate, friendly, loving, open-hearted, sympathetic, tender, warm

CONFIDENT: empowered, open, proud, safe, secure

ENGAGED: absorbed, alert, curious, engrossed, enchanted, entranced, fascinated, interested, intrigued, involved, spellbound, stimulated

INSPIRED: amazed, awed, wonder
EXCITED: amazed, animated, ardent, aroused, astonished, dazzled, eager, energetic, enthusiastic, giddy, invigorated, lively, passionate, surprised, vibrant

EXHILARATED: blissful, ecstatic, elated, enthralled, exuberant, radiant, rapturous, thrilled

GRATEFUL: appreciative, moved, thankful, touched

HOPEFUL: expectant, encouraged, optimistic
JOYFUL: amused, delighted, glad, happy, jubilant, pleased, tickled

PEACEFUL: calm, clear headed,comfortable, centered, content, equanimous, fulfilled, mellow, quiet, relaxed, relieved, satisfied, serene, still, tranquil, trusting

REFRESHED: enlivened, rejuvenated, renewed, rested, restored, revived

Feelings when your needs are not satisfied
AFRAID: apprehensive, dread, foreboding, frightened, mistrustful, panicked, petrified, scared, suspicious, terrified, wary, worried

ANNOYED: aggravated, dismayed, disgruntled, displeased, exasperated, frustrated, impatient, irritated, irked

ANGRY: enraged, furious, incensed, indignant, irate, livid, outraged, resentful

AVERSION: animosity, appalled, contempt, disgusted, dislike, hate, horrified, hostile, repulsed

CONFUSED: ambivalent, baffled,bewildered, dazed, hesitant, lost, mystified, perplexed, puzzled, torn
DISCONNECTED: alienated, aloof, apathetic, bored, cold, detached, distant, distracted, indifferent, numb, removed, uninterested, withdrawn

DISQUIET: agitated, alarmed, discombobulated, disconcerted, disturbed, perturbed, rattled, restless, shocked, startled, surprised, troubled, turbulent, turmoil, uncomfortable, uneasy, unnerved, unsettled, upset

EMBARRASSED: ashamed, chagrined, flustered, guilty, mortified, self-conscious

FATIGUE: beat, burnt out, depleted, exhausted, lethargic, listless, sleepy, tired, weary, worn out
PAIN: agony, anguished, bereaved, devastated, grief, heartbroken, hurt, lonely, miserable, regretful, remorseful

SAD: depressed, dejected, despair, despondent, disappointed, discouraged, disheartened, forlorn, gloomy, heavy hearted, hopeless, melancholy, unhappy, wretched

TENSE: anxious, cranky, distressed, distraught, edgy, fidgety, frazzled, irritable, jittery, nervous, overwhelmed, restless, stressed out

VULNERABLE: fragile, guarded, helpless, insecure, leery, reserved, sensitive, shaky

YEARNING: envious, jealous, longing, nostalgic, pining, wistful