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High-intensity prompts

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What's one emotion I tend to intellectualize instead of feel?

Self-Reflection
Emotions
Metacognition
High intensity

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When was the last time you felt truly 100 percent emotionally safe with someone?

Social
For someone else
High intensity
Emotions
Relationships

If no one else had an opinion who would I be?

Self-Reflection
Authenticity
Identity
Self worth
High intensity

What is the best way for me to tell you if I'm feeling overwhelmed without you taking it personally?

Social
For someone else
High intensity
Boundaries
Relationships
Communication
Coping

What identities do I feel I've inherited versus chosen?

Self-Reflection
Identity
Authenticity
Cultural
High intensity

Have I been trying to be strong instead of honest about how I feel?

Self-Reflection
Emotions
Authenticity
Self worth
High intensity

What is a way of thinking you learned in childhood that you still use to process your feelings?

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For someone else
High intensity
Emotions
Relationships
Childhood

What's one emotion I tend to intellectualize instead of feel?

Self-Reflection
Emotions
Metacognition
High intensity

What do I pretend not to care about even though it matters deeply to me?

Self-Reflection
Authenticity
Emotions
Awareness
High intensity

What boundary have I been avoiding setting because I'm scared of the reaction?

Self-Reflection
Boundaries
Emotions
High intensity

What identities or parts of me am I still afraid to show publicly?

Self-Reflection
Identity
Authenticity
Self worth
High intensity

How much of who I am is shaped by survival versus desire?

Self-Reflection
Identity
Alignment
Agency
High intensity

What's a boundary I wish someone had modeled for me growing up?

Self-Reflection
Boundaries
Childhood
Relationships
High intensity

How does my ego react when someone distances themselves from me?

Self-Reflection
High intensity
Boundaries

What's one belief I have about feelings that I might want to unlearn?

Self-Reflection
Emotions
Metacognition
High intensity

Am I ever afraid of what will happen if I disappoint someone by being honest?

Self-Reflection
Authenticity
Boundaries
Emotions
High intensity

What emotion did I inherit from my environment growing up?

Self-Reflection
Childhood
Emotions
Patterns
High intensity

Who am I when I stop trying to be impressive?

Self-Reflection
Authenticity
Identity
Self worth
High intensity

What would it look like to be fully aligned with who I believe I am?

Self-Reflection
Alignment
Identity
Authenticity
High intensity

What's one thing you've learned about yourself during a difficult period of your life?

Social
For someone else
High intensity
Emotions
Relationships

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