Problem
Effective Emotion expression:
To help you express the emotions you experience clearly and appropriately.
Identify what is unclear or ineffective about each of the following feeling statements; then rewrite the feeling statement to make it more effective, using the guidelines for emotion expression.
Ineffective Feeling Statement 1: "You make me so mad."
• What is ineffective about this statement?
• What would be a more effective way of expressing your emotion(s) in this situation (i.e., rewrite the statement)?
Ineffective Feeling Statement 2: "I was a little upset when you didn't show up when you said you would."
• What is ineffective about this statement?
• What would be a more effective way of expressing your emotion(s) in this situation (i.e., rewrite the statement)?