Sep 20
posted by Michael Smith in
Theatre, Cool Stuff
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Good tips on PWYC or free theatre plus Karen's reviews at http://dctheatrereviews.com/review/karens-tips-tix/.
At my honesty salon last night we came up with the concept of levels of anger and how languaging affects how we feel. We had these levels:
There seems to be a big gap in levels between irritation and anger - any suggestions on what fits in there?
I wrote out similar levels for other emotions fear, sadness, happy, apathy, love and put them in a circle with levels from the center. Has anyone seen anything like this elsewhere? Update 12/10/11 - I found this Plutchiks wheel of emotions:
Sep 20
posted by Michael Smith in
Getting Real
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Usually at group when someone has an issue to work with someone who is not present (eg their mother) on I ask for a volunteer to role play the other person so that the first person has someone to express their feelings towards. The volunteer doesn't have to say anything - just sit there, make eye contact and listen.
Last night a new group member said he thought this practice was unhealth for the receiver. Any thoughts on this?
What I came up with at the time is that when I receive for someone else that I notice that their emotions no matter how hot are on their site of the fence and that if I react emotionally it is due to my triggers. It has also helped me get over my fear of being with anger from others because I know if I breath and stay with them it will pass.
On the giver side I think it helps them really imagine that they are talking with their mother or who ever they are role playing. Of course the usual idea is that after group they will go to the real person and express themselves too!
