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Describing an important emotional turmoil in the character’s life I’ve never been through

How do you describe emotional turmoil?

Turmoil is a state of confusion, disorder, uncertainty, or great anxiety.

What are examples of emotional turmoil?

Managing Emotional Turmoil

  • Totally overwhelmed by even day-to-day tasks.
  • An inability to make decisions about my life.
  • Feeling nauseous and physically sick.
  • Not sleeping, having a hard time falling asleep and when finally able to sleep waking up a few hours later.
  • An overwhelming desire to run away and escape.



How do you describe a character’s emotions?

Describing Your Characters’ Feelings

  1. Make sure the emotion is appropriate.
  2. Show the emotion through the character’s actions: speech (not only what is said, but word choice and tone of voice), facial expressions, hand motions, or body posture.
  3. Show the emotion by describing the character’s thoughts or mental state.

How do you describe an emotional scene in writing?

6 Tips for Writing a Sad Story

  • Tap into your own emotionality.
  • Know the difference between sentimentality and truth.
  • Leave room to be surprised by specific detail.
  • Pair strong emotions with ordinary ones.
  • Use backstories to add weight.
  • Use sad moments to further character development.



How do you use emotional turmoil in a sentence?

I was put into a state of emotional turmoil. That colony has been through—and is still going through—the most colossal emotional turmoil. Imagine the emotional turmoil that must affect an employee of a company or a large organisation who plucks up the courage to tell his employer about his concerns.

How would you describe your character crying?

The best way to indicate that a character is crying as they are speaking is to break the dialogue up to slow it down. One way you can do that is with the use of ellipses, like this: “I don’t know… Maybe it’s just… better this way.”

What causes emotional turmoil?

Among the many possible causes of emotional distress at home are personal or environmental factors, such as: experiencing relationship problems with partners, other family members, or friends. undergoing major life changes, such as moving home or having a child.

What is an example of an emotional experience?

1The experience of emotion is a fundamental part of human consciousness. Think, for example, of how different our conscious lives would be without such experiences as joy, anger, fear, disgust, pity, anxiety, and embarrassment. It is uncontroversial that these experiences typically have an intentional content.

What are emotional behavior examples?

The behavioral response aspect of the emotional response is the actual expression of the emotion. Behavioral responses can include a smile, a grimace, a laugh or a sigh, along with many other reactions depending on societal norms and personality.

What’s another word for emotional turmoil?

What is another word for turmoil?

tumult commotion
disruption disarray
flurry hassle
noise upset
violence dither

How do you describe emotional impact?

Affect is the outward expression of feelings and emotion. Affect can be a tone of voice, a smile, a frown, a laugh, a smirk, a tear, pressed lips, a crinkled forehead, a scrunched nose, furrowed eyebrows, or an eye gaze. Its really any facial expression or body movement that indicates emotion.



What are the 5 signs of emotional suffering?

Agitation or displaying anger, anxiety or moodiness. Withdrawal or isolation from others. Poor self-care and perhaps engaging in risky behavior. Hopelessness, or feelings of being overwhelmed and worthless.