215eMotion r eGulation Handout 6  (p. 2 of 10)
DiSGuST Wor DS
disgust aversion dislike distaste repugnance resentment sickened
abhorrence condescension derision hate repelled revolted spite
antipathy contempt disdain loathing repulsion scorn vile
prompting e vents for f eeling Disgust
••Seeing/smelling human or animal waste 
products.
••Having a person or an animal that is dirty, slimy, or unclean come close to you.
••Tasting something or being forced to swallow something you really don’t want.
••Seeing or being near a dead body.
••Touching items worn or owned by a stranger, 
dead person, or disliked person.
••Observing or hearing about a person who 
grovels or who strips another person of dignity.••Seeing blood; getting blood drawn.
••Observing or hearing about a person acting with extreme hypocrisy/fawning.
••Observing or hearing about betrayal, child abuse, racism, or other types of cruelty.
••Being forced to watch something that deeply 
violates your own Wise Mind values.
••Being confronted with someone who is 
deeply violating your own Wise Mind values.
••Being forced to engage in or watch unwanted sexual contact.
••Other:  
interpretations of e vents That p rompt f eelings of Disgust
••Believing that:
••You are swallowing something toxic.
••Your skin or your mind is being contaminated.
••Your own body or body parts are ugly.
••Others are evil or the “scum” of the earth, or that they disrespect authority or the group.
••Disapproving of/feeling morally superior to another.