Overview

This is a list of feelings as defined by the Hoffmann Institute.1

Accepting/Open

  • Calm
  • Centered
  • Content
  • Fulfilled
  • Patient
  • Peaceful
  • Present
  • Relaxed
  • Serene
  • Trusting

Aliveness/Joy

  • Amazed
  • Awe
  • Bliss
  • Delighted
  • Eager
  • Ecstatic
  • Enchanted
  • Energized
  • Engaged
  • Enthusiastic
  • Excited
  • Free
  • Happy
  • Inspired
  • Invigorated
  • Lively
  • Passionate
  • Playful
  • Radiant
  • Refreshed
  • Rejuvenated
  • Renewed
  • Satisfied
  • Thrilled
  • Vibrant

Angry/Annoyed

  • Agitated
  • Aggravated
  • Bitter
  • Contempt
  • Cynical
  • Disdain
  • Disgruntled
  • Disturbed
  • Edgy
  • Exasperated
  • Frustrated
  • Furious
  • Grouchy
  • Hostile
  • Impatient
  • Irritated
  • Irate
  • Moody
  • On edge
  • Outraged
  • Pissed
  • Resentful
  • Upset
  • Vindictive

Courageous/Powerful

  • Adventurous
  • Brave
  • Capable
  • Confident
  • Daring
  • Determined
  • Free
  • Grounded
  • Proud
  • Strong
  • Worthy
  • Valiant

Connected/Loving

  • Accepting
  • Affectionate
  • Caring
  • Compassion
  • Empathy
  • Fulfilled
  • Present
  • Safe
  • Warm
  • Worthy

Curious

  • Engaged
  • Exploring
  • Fascinated
  • Interested
  • Intrigued
  • Involved
  • Stimulated

Despair/Sad

  • Anguish
  • Depressed
  • Despondent
  • Disappointed
  • Discouraged
  • Forlorn
  • Gloomy
  • Grief
  • Heartbroken
  • Hopeless
  • Lonely
  • Longing
  • Melancholy
  • Sorrow
  • Teary
  • Unhappy
  • Upset
  • Weary
  • Yearning

Disconnected/Numb

  • Aloof
  • Bored
  • Confused
  • Distant
  • Empty
  • Indifferent
  • Isolated
  • Lethargic
  • Listless
  • Removed
  • Resistant
  • Shut Down
  • Uneasy
  • Withdrawn

Embarrassed/Shame

  • Ashamed
  • Humiliated
  • Inhibited
  • Mortified
  • Self-conscious
  • Useless
  • Weak
  • Worthless

Fear

  • Afraid
  • Anxious
  • Apprehensive
  • Frightened
  • Hesitant
  • Nervous
  • Panic
  • Paralyzed
  • Scared
  • Terrified
  • Worried

Fragile

  • Helpless
  • Sensitive

Grateful

  • Appreciative
  • Blessed
  • Delighted
  • Fortunate
  • Grace
  • Humbled
  • Lucky
  • Moved
  • Thankful
  • Touched

Guilt

  • Regret
  • Remorseful
  • Sorry

Hopeful

  • Encouraged
  • Expectant
  • Optimistic
  • Trusting

Powerless

  • Impotent
  • Incapable
  • Resigned
  • Trapped
  • Victim

Tender

  • Calm
  • Caring
  • Loving
  • Reflective
  • Self-loving
  • Serene
  • Vulnerable
  • Warm

Stressed/Tense

  • Anxious
  • Burned out
  • Cranky
  • Depleted
  • Edgy
  • Exhausted
  • Frazzled
  • Overwhelm
  • Rattled
  • Rejecting
  • Restless
  • Shaken
  • Tight
  • Weary
  • Worn out

Unsettled/Doubt

  • Apprehensive
  • Concerned
  • Dissatisfied
  • Disturbed
  • Grouchy
  • Hesitant
  • Inhibited
  • Perplexed
  • Questioning
  • Rejecting
  • Reluctant
  • Shocked
  • Skeptical
  • Suspicious
  • Ungrounded
  • Unsure
  • Worried

Simplified for Queries

Accepting,Adventurous,Affectionate,Afraid,Aggravated,Agitated,Aliveness,Aloof,Amazed,Angry,Anguish,Annoyed,Anxious,Appreciative,Apprehensive,Ashamed,Awe,Bitter,Blessed,Bliss,Bored,Brave,Burned out,Calm,Capable,Caring,Centered,Compassion,Concerned,Confident,Confused,Connected,Contempt,Content,Courageous,Cranky,Curious,Cynical,Daring,Delighted,Depleted,Depressed,Despair,Despondent,Determined,Disappointed,Disconnected,Discouraged,Disdain,Disgruntled,Dissatisfied,Distant,Disturbed,Doubt,Eager,Ecstatic,Edgy,Embarrassed,Empathy,Empty,Enchanted,Encouraged,Energized,Engaged,Enthusiastic,Exasperated,Excited,Exhausted,Expectant,Exploring,Fascinated,Fear,Forlorn,Fortunate,Fragile,Frazzled,Free,Frightened,Frustrated,Fulfilled,Furious,Gloomy,Grace,Grateful,Grief,Grouchy,Grounded,Guilt,Happy,Heartbroken,Helpless,Hesitant,Hopeful,Hopeless,Hostile,Humbled,Humiliated,Impatient,Impotent,Incapable,Indifferent,Inhibited,Inspired,Interested,Intrigued,Invigorated,Involved,Irate,Irritated,Isolated,Joy,Lethargic,Listless,Lively,Lonely,Longing,Loving,Lucky,Melancholy,Moody,Mortified,Moved,Nervous,Numb,On edge,Open,Optimistic,Outraged,Overwhelm,Panic,Paralyzed,Passionate,Patient,Peaceful,Perplexed,Pissed,Playful,Powerful,Powerless,Present,Proud,Questioning,Radiant,Rattled,Reflective,Refreshed,Regret,Rejecting,Rejuvenated,Relaxed,Reluctant,Remorseful,Removed,Renewed,Resentful,Resigned,Resistant,Restless,Sad,Safe,Satisfied,Scared,Self-conscious,Self-loving,Sensitive,Serene,Shaken,Shame,Shocked,Shut Down,Skeptical,Sorrow,Sorry,Stimulated,Stressed,Strong,Suspicious,Teary,Tender,Tense,Terrified,Thankful,Thrilled,Tight,Touched,Trapped,Trusting,Uneasy,Ungrounded,Unhappy,Unsettled,Unsure,Upset,Useless,Valiant,Vibrant,Victim,Vindictive,Vulnerable,Warm,Weak,Weary,Withdrawn,Worn out,Worried,Worthless,Worthy,Yearning

Footnotes

  1. https://www.hoffmaninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/Practices-FeelingsSensations.pdf