What follows is a list of human emotions, it will always be an abridged list due to the inadequacy of language expression (in other words - I’ll add to it when I find more lol). Refer to this information when you need to find empathy with your copywriting.

A fun resource to help check your writing out (at least short headlines) is found here:
www.aminstitute.com/cgi-bin/headline.cgi

Feeling Guilty?
ashamed
undeserving
sentenced
judged
damned
convicted
condemned
remorse
contempt
disgrace
villain

Feeling Confident?
assured
sure
certain
positive
balanced
grounded
brave
proud
safe
stable

Feeling Happy?
elated
thrilled
smile
cheerful
delighted
glad
pleased
humour

Feeling Lonely?
empty
abandoned
void
hollow
nothing
aloof
distant
alone
sunken
desolate
bleak
withdrawn
detached

Feeling like c*ap?
rejected
worthless
shy
timid
useless
unimportant
ignored
left out
humiliated
pathetic

Oh Woe Is Me…
dejected
depressed
melancholy
sorrowful
glum
forlorn
low
dismal
blue
down
gloomy

It’s Behind You…
tense
anxious
condcerned
scared
insecure
afraid
nervous
worried

For more information - please refer to the Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_emotions

All the best,
Tom

GrabACoffee.com

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