The Feelings WheelThe Feelings Wheel, is designed to help us put the

right words to the emotions we are having. Look at the wheel, work your way from the inside out. Find what best matches what you are feeling.

Indifferent

Apathetic

Pressured

Rushed

Overwhelmed

Out of control

Sleepy

Unfocused

Shocked

Dismayed

DisillusionedPerplexedAstonishedAwe

EagerEnergetic

ArousedCheeky

Free

Joyful

Curious

Inquisitive

Successful

Confident

Respected

Valued

Courageous

Creative

Loving

Thankful

Sensiti

ve

Intim

ateHop

eful

Inspir

edIso

lated

Aban

done

dVi

ctim

ized

Frag

ile

Grie

f

Pow

erles

s

Asha

med

Remorseful

Empty

InferiorDisappointed

EmbarrassedHesitant

HorrifiedDetestable

NauseatedRevolted

Appalled

Embarrassed

Judgmental

Dismissive

Skeptical

Numb

Withdrawn

Annoyed

Infuriated

Hostile

Provoked

Jealous

Furious

ViolatedIndignant

RidiculedDisrespectedResentfulBetrayedExposedNervou

s

Persec

uted

Exclu

ded

Insign

ifican

t

Infer

iorInfer

ior

Inad

equa

te

Wor

ried

Ove

rwhe

lmed

Help

less

Frig

hten

edBored

BusyStressed

Tired

StartledConfusedAmazed

Excited

Playful

Content

Interested

Proud

Accepted

Powerful

Peaceful

Trustin

gOpt

imist

icLo

nely

Vulne

rabl

e

Desp

air Guilty

Hurt

Repelled

AwfulDisappointed

Critical

Distant

Frustrated

Aggressive

Mad

Bitter

HumiliatedLet downThre

atened

Rejecte

d

Wea

k

Insec

ure

Anxio

us

Scar

ed

Depressed

Disapproving

Fear

ful

Angry

Sad

Disgusted

Happy

Bad

Surprised

This is a recreation of Geoffrey Roberts’s Emotion Wheel. Robert’s 2015 work appears to be based on a vocabulary wheel by Kaitlin Robbs from 2014, which in turn appears

to be based on The Feeling Wheel published by Gloria Willcox in 1982.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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