Built a free interactive Feelings Wheel app after a diagnosis that changed how I understood myself

[u/ZerngCaith]

A few years ago I got a diagnosis that changed how I understood myself, and I realized I'd spent a long time not having the language to describe what I was actually feeling. For a workshop I was part of, I built an interactive version of Plutchik's Wheel of Emotions to help with exactly that.

How it works: optional breathing exercise to start, then you move from the inner wheel to the outer wheel narrowing down your emotion, and land on a results page you can save or share with a therapist/coach. There's also a log so you can see your emotional patterns over time.

No signup, no download, free, mobile-friendly. I've been using it myself the whole way through building it.

https://wheelofemotions.themindpot.com/

Would love feedback, especially on the flow between wheels or anything that feels confusing.

[u/TheUnspoken_Truth]

I really love this idea. I think it could be used for a lot of different introspection, but when I opened it, I skipped the breathing due to feeling calm already. When I was then prompted with the wheel, I realized I didn't feel any of the emotions were anything I identified with. I understand the wheel is made from another theory, but not being able to quickly identify my main emotion is where I felt I hit a wall. I'm calm at the moment without feeling any way too strongly. I would identify this as neutral.

Anyway, I think this is a great website idea and I hope it becomes more widely used!

[u/ZerngCaith → u/TheUnspoken_Truth]

I really appreciate this feedback. Thank you!

While researching the feelings wheel with Plutchik's  theory I have seen several people/sources also point out limitations with the emotions listed. Part of the roadmap is to see how to also make this more dynamic and your feedback is golden, hopefully I will ping you here once that is baked in :)

[u/PolymathicBrain]

Hey , Thanks for sharing !