About

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The Open Emotion Wheel was produced to create an easily shareable tool to help people discuss and learn about emotions.

Given that emotions are rarely experienced in isolation, the Open Emotion Wheel gives people the ability to select two emotions to explore how they may be feeling.

It is important to remember that all people are different and will experience emotions in different ways. It is expected that the way you would describe your emotions will have some difference to the descriptions in the Open Emotion Wheel.

Can I use the Open Emotion Wheel whenever and wherever I want?

Yes, and please do!

Attribution: openemotionwheel.com

The Open Emotion Wheel is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0:

1. Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose, even commercially.
2. Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.
3. Attribution — You must give appropriate credit , provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made . You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
4. ShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original.

Can I use the Open Emotion Wheel with my clients?

Yes, and please do!

Psychologists, counsellors, therapists and teachers, to name a few: you can ethically and legally use the Open Emotion Wheel as much as you like in whatever form is most helpful for your clients.

Who made this?

One of the earliest known iterations of an emotions/feelings wheel was by Dr Gloria Wilcox:

Willcox, G. (1982). The Feeling Wheel: A tool for expanding awareness of emotions and increasing spontaneity and intimacy. Transactional Analysis Journal, 12(4), 274–276. https://doi.org/10.1177/036215378201200411

This version was made by David Thorpe (BPsychSc(Hons) | University of Adelaide) with the assistance of AI. Any generated content was thoroughly reviewed and edited by David for accuracy and relevance.

How can I make a suggestion?

I strongly welcome suggestions and feedback!

Let’s improve the tool together.

Please email me d.thorpe@adelaide.edu.au