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I want you to take notice to the vocabulary. I call feelings "challenging" because I like to acknowledge multiple truths at once: They're uncomfortable It can take deliberate willpower to resist satisfying an impulse You have to manually override the suggestions that seem to pop up The context the feeling arises is may add a layer of overwhelm and self-consciousness. https://www.littleyellowjournal.com/post/sensitivity-journaling-and-two-examples That's a real spend on energy

"If you aren't sure what to call the feeling, give it a name." Why does naming matter? Giving a name to a feeling makes it a real thing you can interact with. Naming makes identification possible. Without identification, you'd be re-reacting to the feeling rather than responding to it. Names give feelings validity, acknowledgement, and respect. Validity is about deservingness. You chose the feeling because you felt it was significant enough to invite for a discussion. It is g