Print Emotion Lists in Large Format

Print the list of needs in large format

Place the young people in a circle seated.

1.     Choose two volunteers. Ask them to hide further away.

2.      Explain to the young people remaining in the circle of their role: they will have to do a common action, without speaking, only through gestures or sounds:

·       Send paper planes to the person in the center of the circle (without making noise or using words)

·       Bring snacks, sweets, or flowers to the person in the center of the circle (without making noise or using words)

·        Boo the person in the center of the circle (shouts, sounds, but no words)

·        Applaud and cheer whoever is in the center of the circle (ditto, no words)

3.     Call the 1st volunteer. Warn him/her that he/she will need to pay attention to his/her feelings, aroused by the upcoming actions of the members of the circle. He/she will have to put into words (he/she can rely on the list of emotions and the list of needs) what he/she feels as he/she goes through the different actions started by the facilitator and followed by the members of the circle.

4.     Play through each action prepared above with the members of the circle: Allow the volunteer to describe his/her feelings as he /she goes through each one and encourage him/her to connect a need to it (this is the hardest part).

5.      Call the 2nd volunteer and proceed in the same way

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• Different sensitivities: We all react differently to the situations we are immersed in. Depending on who we are, on our personal experience, certain words, and certain actions, can hurt us while other people may not react in the same way to the same words or actions.

This is what happens, for example, in the game you have just played: some people react very expressively, they laugh, they respond by speaking, they defend themselves; others don't say anything

• Putting your grief into words: When you feel hurt, it's important to express your emotions and needs so that others understand that some actions that may be insignificant to them can have serious consequences for others:
• Some may see "paper airplanes" as threats, others as a game.
• Put your joy into words: In the same way, when you feel loved, and valued, it's good to say thank you, to say what you feel. Putting words to the emotions you feel is good for both you and the person who made you feel that emotion, pleasant or unpleasant.

Good advice: Find your way to express how you feel