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Aquarius

Event



Interpretation



Emotion



Seeing my boyfriend with my best friend


They must have been talking about me


Anger



My car has a flat tire


Some neighborhood kid did this


Anger



It starts to thunder and lightning


I have heard of people being killed by lightning


Fear



I see Mary at the concert with Betty after she promised to go with me


Mary doesn't care about me


Sadness



I see Mary at the concert with Betty after she promised to go with me


Mary is trying to get back at me


Anger






Can you see that the emotion comes after the interpretation is made, after you have the thought about the reason something is happening?



Think of some examples of your own, and list the event, your interpretation of the events (what you think about it) and your emotion.





Event



Interpretation



Emotion



Seeing my boyfriend with my best friend


They must have been talking about me


Anger



My car has a flat tire


Some neighborhood kid did this


Anger



It starts to thunder and lightning


I have heard of people being killed by lightning


Fear



I see Mary at the concert with Betty after she promised to go with me


Mary doesn't care about me


Sadness



I see Mary at the concert with Betty after she promised to go with me


Mary is trying to get back at me


Anger






Can you see that the emotion comes after the interpretation is made, after you have the thought about the reason something is happening?



Think of some examples of your own, and list the event, your interpretation of the events (what you think about it) and your emotion.

One of the most important functions of emotions is to COMMUNICATE. To communicate something, an emotion has to be expressed. Sometimes, if we have not learned to express our emotions, we may think we are communicating but the other person isn't getting it. This can cause misunderstanding.

Example: I am told that for most of my life I did not show any expression on my face, and it still is not the easiest thing for me. I would feel angry, hurt and rejected because people did not respond to my feelings, which I thought were very obvious. Now I understand that people could not tell what I was feeling and so they did not respond. I find that it works best for me to tell people what I am feeling, instead of relying just on
my facial expression.

Emotions are expressed by facial expressions, words and actions. Expressing emotions through behaviors can also cause problems, because different people interpret behaviors in different ways.

Example: When I am so angry that I am afraid I am going to say something I will regret, I leave the room. People have interpreted this as meaning that I am chickening out or I don't care or I am saying "in your face." I have learned to say that I am leaving to cool down and I will be back, so people will understand what I am doing.