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Essay / Emotions and Feelings - 810
In this unit we talked about emotions. We graphed our emotions every hour for a day. We had a fourteen-hour day. Next, we rated our emotions. If it was a good emotion, we would give it a +1 to a +10. If it wasn't a good feeling, we'd rate it -1 to -10. Our lowest emotions would be at -10 and our highest at +10. I had different emotions over the course of the hour and realized that I can feel a lot of different emotions in just one day. The highest emotion I plotted on my graph was the feeling of relief. The event that triggered this emotion was that I had completed three tests and I was happy to have completed them. I was also happy because I thought they were easy. This emotion got a +7 on my chart because it was one of the highlights of my day. It was at noon, during science class. Feeling relieved is one of the best emotions I can feel because I feel like I'm losing a lot of weight off my shoulders. The lowest emotion I planned was exhaustion. This got a -8 on my chart. It was 9 p.m. and I had a long day and I was tired. I was getting ready for bed at that point. I wanted to go to bed but I still had some homework to do. Being exhausted isn't a good emotion, but it's still healthy to feel them. You need to get more rest if you are very exhausted, because your body will eventually no longer process your feelings and emotions. We children need a lot of rest. For about 71% of my day, I was positive. Some of my positive emotions included joy, relief, interest, optimism, confidence, happiness, and satisfaction. I had 29% bad emotions. Some of my bad emotions were fatigue, b...... middle of paper...... and caring for others is practicing good social health. Being trustworthy and reliable is definitely a good thing, and asking for help when you need it is also a good thing. You must express your true feelings and help the people you care about make the right choices. Good social health is important for your life with friends and family. Doing this unit on emotions and feelings made me realize that I have many different emotions. Doing the emotion chart and graph also made me realize that my mood changes and that I can have a good part of the day and a bad part of the day. I can turn a negative situation into a positive one if I really try. Part of this really helped me learn more about emotions and feelings and how they affect our daily lives. Your health plays an important role in the way you live and we all need to pay attention to our health..