Скачать или смотреть #3 Appropriate Emotions, Samson the Snake, and the Feelings Wheel

This video dives into the breakdown of the emotions piece of the CBT triangle. This video is to show people the misuse of anxiety as an emotion, using a snake named Samson. Anxiety is NOT an appropriate emotion most of the time!

That’s right — what we often call anxiety might actually be a biological survival response. It's your body reacting to a perceived threat — not necessarily an emotional state like fear, worry, or dread.

So where does emotion actually come in? That’s where the Feelings Wheel comes into play. We’re going to use it to peel back the layers and help us get to the real feelings underneath these responses — ones we often overlook or mislabel.

So, if you've ever found yourself calling everything 'anxiety' — this video is for you. Let’s get curious, meet Samson, and learn how to speak the real language of emotion.

Citation: Feelings Wheel adapted from Plutchik (1980)