Feelings, Needs, and Sensations

Here are the lists of Physical Sensations, Universal Human Needs, and Feelings when needs are or are not met. This information comes from The Loving Parent Guidebook, page 224.

Universal Human Needs

TRUST • safety • security • understanding • honesty • love • to matter • community • play/fun • appreciation • freedom • meaning • rest • RECOGNITION • respect • validation • equality • reliability • predictability • COMPASSION • empathy • autonomy • choice • freedom • nurturance • comfort • warmth/caring • self-expression • contribution • creativity • effectiveness • growth • healing • INTIMACY • sharing • connection • companionship • support • cooperation • INTEGRITY • self-worth • authenticity • purpose • honesty • clarity • celebration • humor • passion • mourning • accountability • peace • ease • beauty • CLARITY • awareness • to be heard • to be seen

Physical Sensations

achy • bloated • breathless • bubbly • buzzy • clammy • clenched • cold • cool • congested • constricted • contracted • curled • damp • dry • dull • dizzy • empty • expansive • faint • floating  • flowing • fluid • flushed • fluttery • frantic • fragile • frozen • full • fuzzy • glowing • heavy • heated • hollow • hot • itchy • jittery • jumpy • knotted • light • limber • lumps • moist • numb • open • paralyzed • pounding • pressure • prickly • puffy • pulsing • queasy • quivery • radiating • ragged • raw • restricted • shaky • smooth • spacey • spacious • spinning • stiff • still • strong • suffocating • sweaty • tense • thick • thin • tight • tingly • trembly • throbbing • twitchy • vibrating • warm • wobbly

Feelings when needs are met

GLAD • happy • excited • hopeful •  • joyful • satisfied • delighted • encouraged •  • confident • inspired • relieved • touched •  • proud • elated • THANKFUL • grateful •  • appreciative • PEACEFUL • calm • content •  • expansive • serene • loving • blissful •  • clear • respected • PLAYFUL • energetic •  • invigorated • stimulated • alive • eager •  • enthusiastic • excited • LOVING • warm •  • affectionate • tender • friendly • sensitive • compassionate • nurtured • trusting • RESTED relaxed • alert • refreshed • energized

Feelings when needs are not met

SAD • lonely • heavy • hopeless • gloomy • grief • overwhelmed • distant • dismayed • discouraged • distresseed • disheartened • CONFUSED • perplexed • hesitant • troubled • torn • worried • SCARED • afraid • terrified • startled • nervous • panicky • jittery • horrified • anxious • lonely • skeptical • suspicious • TIRED • exhausted • lethargic • weary • overwhelmed • withdrawn • MAD • angry • annoyed • exasperated • agitated • furious • enraged • hostile • bitter • resentful • disgusted • frustrated • UNEASY • uncomfortable • pained • hurt • miserable • guilty