Skill 16-3
Expressing feelings in words
So how do we express our feelings? We could say, "I feel _____ [an emotion] when _____ [or because] I _____ [condition]." So, for example, a mother might say to her eight year old,
I feel angry because the statue you broke is important to me.
The focus is primarily on your experience as it relates to the other's behavior. This statement communicates what you are feeling and reveals something important about yourself.