Feeling Words Chart*
Blue Down Unhappy Disheartened
Depressed Sad Disappointed Despairing Low
Hurt Lost Dejected Miserable
Guilty Ashamed At fault Bad Responsible
Depression
Hopeless Discouraged Pessimistic Desperate Defeated
Inadequate Worthless Flawed Second-rate
Inferior
Useless Undesirable Incompetent Defective
Exhausted Weary Fatigued Sleepy
Tired
Drained Worn out Lethargic Wiped out
Unmotivated Uninterested Bored Turned off Burdened
Abandoned Alone Rejected Unloved
Lonely
Unwanted Isolated Lonesome Friendless
Worried Afraid Scared Nervous
Anxious Apprehensive Uptight Tense Terrified
Anxiety
Panicky Fearful Frightened Alarmed
Foolish Self-conscious Flustered Awkward
Shy
Humiliated Mortified Embarrassed Timid
Overworked Burned out Tense Frazzled
Stressed
Pressured Strained Besieged Overwhelmed
Mad P. O.'d Ticked off Irate
Angry Resentful Irritated Incensed Annoyed
Upset Furious Enraged Aggravated
Anger
Picked on Put down Insulted Judged
Criticized
Blamed Intimidated Defensive Condemned
Frustrated Stuck Thwarted Stymied
Jealous Envious Mistrustful Suspicious Paranoid
* Copyright 1989 by David D. Burns, M.D. Revised 1992, 2000, 2003.