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Feelings Mixed with Evaluations
"Victim Verbs"
abandoned
abused
accepted
attacked
blamed
betrayed
caged
cheated
cornered
criticized
intimidated
isolated
invalidated
invisible
left out
distrusted let down smothered
insulted
stupid
dumped onmanipulated
threatened
hassled misunderstood
ignored neglected trampled
tricked
inadequateoverpowered
unheard
overworked
patronized unimpo
pressured unseen
put down untruste
rejected unwante
Non Feeling Expressions
Feelings are not likely expressed after the following phrases:
I feel like...
I feel that...
I feel it...
I feel as if...
I feel you, he, she,
I feel I, they, we...
Thoughts, evaluations, judgments, and criticisms usually follow these phrases.
adapted for Marcelline Brogle, May 1994