Clarity — the emotions wheel

What's actually under that?

"Angry." "Fine." "Stressed." Most of us work with about three words for everything we feel. Tap a feeling below to see what's usually hiding underneath it — the more specific word is almost always the more useful one.

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Happy

More specific than "good"

Happiness usually has a more precise shape to it — worth naming which one, because it tells you what's actually working.

ProudGratefulHopeful ConfidentConnectedExcited
Surprised

Not always a bad thing

Surprise is often the first half-second before another feeling arrives — worth checking what showed up right after it.

ConfusedStartledShocked AmazedUnsettledSpeechless
Angry

The smoke, not the fire

Anger is very often the loudest feeling in the room, but rarely the first one that showed up. What's actually underneath it?

FrustratedIrritatedResentful HumiliatedBetrayedJealous
Disgusted

Often pointed inward

This one frequently gets aimed at yourself rather than anything external — worth checking who it's actually about.

DisapprovingJudgementalEmbarrassed AshamedRepelledUneasy
Sad

Usually about a loss of some kind

Sadness is often a sign something mattered to you. Naming what's actually gone missing helps more than the word "sad" alone.

DisappointedLonelyGrieving HopelessRegretfulHurt
Fearful

The alarm doing its job

Fear and anxiety are the same system as anger, just aimed at something that hasn't happened yet instead of something that has.

AnxiousNervousInsecure OverwhelmedPowerlessOn edge
Calm

Worth noticing, not just chasing

Calm isn't just the absence of everything else — it's its own state, worth naming when it's actually there.

ContentRelievedPeaceful GroundedSecureTrusting

Once you've named it properly, you can actually do something about it.