"For years psychologists have postulated that anger is not a primary emotion. Anger is actually a secondary feeling or response to a more primary emotion. If you are feeling angry there are typically four deeper primary emotions underneath it. These are Guilt, Inferiority, Fear, and Trauma (or hurt and pain).
"In order for you to remember the deeper emotions, we developed an acronym to help you . . . GIFT. . . . This acronym can help family members discover their root emotions, and this can actually be a gift to them. . . .Identifying these deeper emotions helps familes deal with what is really going on within their souls."
- Drs. Beverly and Tom Rodgers (Taken From: Becoming a Family that Heals)
I love the photo you took of this cute box :-)
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