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# Name What I'm Feeling

"I feel off" is a fog, and fog is hard to act on. Precisely naming an emotion — anxious, resentful, lonely, overwhelmed, restless — is itself regulating: it's the difference between being swept along by a mood and being able to look at it. This gently helps you locate the actual feeling, its likely cause, and what it might be telling you — plus one small thing that tends to help that specific state. It's a locating tool, not a diagnosis.

## What This Skill Produces

- **The named emotion** — moving from "off/bad/weird" to the specific feeling (or the two that are tangled together)
- **The likely trigger** — what most plausibly set it off (an event, a need, a thought, a body state like hunger/tiredness)
- **What it's pointing at** — the unmet need or the message the feeling might carry
- **One small helpful thing** — a gentle, specific action that tends to ease *this* particular state
- **A boundary** — clear that this is a locating aid, not therapy, and a nudge toward real support if the feeling is heavy or persistent

## Required Inputs

Ask for these if not provided:
- **The felt sense** — how it feels, even vaguely ("heavy," "restless," "tight")
- **What's been happening** — recent events or context
- **Body basics** — hungry, tired, under-slept, overstimulated (these masquerade as emotions)
- **How long / how strong** — a passing mood or a persistent weight

## Framework: Locate, Don't Diagnose

1. **Distinguish the feeling from the fog.** Gently offer candidate emotions to find the precise one — often it's two tangled (anxious *and* resentful) — because naming is what starts to settle it.
2. **Check the body first.** Hunger, tiredness, and overstimulation impersonate emotions constantly — rule these in or out before deeper causes.
3. **Find the likely trigger.** Connect the feeling to a plausible cause — an event, an unmet need, a looming thing.
4. **Ask what it's pointing at.** Emotions carry information (anger → a boundary crossed; anxiety → a perceived threat; loneliness → a connection need) — surface the message gently.
5. **Offer one small thing.** A specific, gentle action suited to that state — not a fix-it plan. And hold the line: this locates, it doesn't treat.

## Output Format

### You feel: [the vague sense]

**Body check first:** [hungry / tired / overstimulated? — these fake emotions].
**What it might actually be:** [the precise emotion(s) — possibly two tangled].
**Likely trigger:** [the plausible cause].
**What it's pointing at:** [the unmet need or message].
**One small thing that tends to help this:** [gentle, specific action].

> This is a way to locate yourself, not a diagnosis. If the feeling is heavy, persistent, or scary, please reach out to someone you trust or a professional.

## Quality Checks
- [ ] Moves from vague fog to a precisely-named emotion
- [ ] Checks body basics (hunger/tiredness) that mimic emotions
- [ ] Identifies a likely trigger
- [ ] Surfaces what the feeling might be pointing at
- [ ] Offers one gentle, state-specific helpful action
- [ ] Holds a clear not-therapy boundary and points to support if heavy

## Anti-Patterns
- **Diagnosing** or labeling a condition.
- **Skipping the body check** — hunger/tiredness masquerade as feelings.
- **A big fix-it plan** instead of one small thing.
- **Dismissing the feeling** or rushing past it.
- **Playing therapist** on a heavy, persistent state.

## Example Trigger Phrases
- "I feel off today and I don't know why."
- "Help me figure out what I'm actually feeling."
- "I'm in a weird mood — can you help me name it?"
- "Why am I upset? I can't put my finger on it."
- "Something's bothering me but I can't tell what."