221eMotion r eGulation Handout 6  (p. 8 of 10)
SaDneSS Wor DS
sadness disappointment pity crushed disconnected depression
despair homesickness anguish displeasure suffering glumness
grief neglect dismay insecurity dejection melancholy
misery alienation hurt sorrow gloom alone
agony discontentment rejection defeat loneliness woe
di straught unhappiness
prompting e vents for f eeling Sadness
••Losing something or someone irretrievably.
••The death of someone you love.
••Things not being what you expected or 
wanted.
••Things being worse than you expected.
••Being separated from someone you care for.
••Getting what you don’t want.
••Not getting what you have worked for.
••Not getting what you believe you need in life.
••Being rejected, disapproved of, or excluded.
••Discovering that you are powerless or helpless.••Being with someone else who is sad or in pain.
••Reading or hearing about other people’s problems or troubles in the world.
••Being alone, or feeling isolated or like an outsider.
••Thinking about everything you have not gotten.
••Thinking about your losses.
••Thinking about missing someone.
••Other:  
interpretations of e vents That p rompt f eelings of Sadness
••Believing that a separation from someone will last for a long time or will never end.
••Believing that you will not get what you want or need in your life.
••Seeing things or your life as hopeless.
••Believing that you are worthless or not valuable.
••Other:  
Biological c hanges and e xperiences of Sadness