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좋지 않은 질문
“How do you feel?” is actually one of the worst ways for people to experience their emotions. When you ask someone “How do you feel?” you actually end up intellectualizing the experience for the person. Instead try these questions instead:
What’s going on for you right now?
What was it like for you to share that with me?
Where do you feel it in your body?
Sometimes, even better than a question is sitting with someone and deeply listening to what they’re sharing.

“기분이 어때요?”라는 질문은 사실 사람들이 자신의 감정을 경험하는 데 있어 가장 좋지 않은 방법 중 하나입니다. 누군가에게 “기분이 어때요?”라고 물으면, 그 사람의 감정 경험을 오히려 지적으로 분석하게 만들어버릴 수 있습니다. 대신, 이런 질문들을 해보세요:
그 이야기를 저와 나누면서 어땠나요?
그 감정은 어디에 느끼고 있나요?
때로는, 질문을 던지는 것보다 더 좋은 방법은 누군가와 함께 조용히 앉아 그들이 나누는 이야기를 깊이 있게 들어주는 것입니다.
Translated using ChatGPT. 번역은 ChatGPT를 사용하여 작성되었습니다.
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Yoojin Nam LMFT is the author of Thinking to Feel. He has been providing psychotherapy for 7 years and is licensed to practice in CA & TX.

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Disclaimer: These posts are not a replacement for therapy. The information contained within is for educational purposes only and is not intended to be therapeutic advice.