𝙷𝙾𝚆 𝙳𝙾𝙴𝚂 𝚈𝙾𝚄𝚁 𝙼𝚄𝚂𝙴 𝙲𝙰𝚁𝚁𝚈 𝙴𝙼𝙾𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽 ? : 𝑱𝑶𝑵𝑨𝑻𝑯𝑨𝑵.
bold, always applies ; italic, applies sometimes ; strike, never applies.
𝙰𝙽𝙶𝙴𝚁 : jaw clenching, hands balling into fists, teeth grinding, yelling, going nonverbal, stuttering speech, rushed speech, slow - concise speech, rambling, quiet, arms crossing, shaking head, tearing up, animated, expressionless, projects, internalizes, vents, withdraws, passive aggressive, direct, physical outbursts, verbal outbursts.
𝙹𝙾𝚈 : easy smiles, fighting back grins, suppressed laughter, loud laughter, giggles, chuckling, smirks, whole body laughs, covers mouth when laughing or giggling, throws head back when laughing, slaps leg, touches people around them when laughing, looks down when laughing, looks for eye contact when laughing, sparkling eyes, bubbly happiness, quiet - subtle happiness, obnoxious happiness, wanting to spread joy, quietly savors joy.
𝚂𝙰𝙳𝙽𝙴𝚂𝚂 : crying, bottling it up, seeks distractions, wallows, meditates & processes, avoidance, seeks out comfort, withdraws, talks it out, internalizes it, sad smiles, depression naps, uses alcohol, uses drugs, seeks out sources of joy, fidgets with sentimental items, sits in silence, broods, gets moody, wants someone to share the misery, tries to hide negative emotions, nurtures others to makes themselves feel better.
𝙴𝙼𝙱𝙰𝚁𝚁𝙰𝚂𝚂𝙼𝙴𝙽𝚃 & 𝚂𝙷𝙰𝙼𝙴 : blushing, looking away, rubbing at back of head, covering face, laughing nervously, laughing it off, overthinks, lets it go, self deprecating humor, deflects, gets irritated, smiles, withdraws, crossing arms over stomach, crossing arms over chest, hands in pockets, shoulders sinking, shrugs, falling into silence until comfortable again, talking a lot to compensate.
𝙶𝚄𝙸𝙻𝚃 : avoiding eye contact, shoulders sinking low, head hanging low, crying, chest aches, lashes out, internalizes, apologizes, deflects, communicates, withdraws, grand gestures for forgiveness, accepts fault easily, punishes themselves, martyrdom, victim complex, over active guilt complex, healthy conscience, internalizes even after forgiveness, seeking redemption, moves on easily, denial, lack of guilt or conscience, sorry they got caught more than caused harm, can’t handle knowing they hurt others.
𝙵𝙴𝙰𝚁 & 𝙰𝙽𝚇𝙸𝙴𝚃𝚈 : trembling, crying, uses sarcasm or sass to cope, rambles, goes silent, gets angry, fidgeting, clenching jaw, picking at nails, chewing at lip, pulling at clothes, adjusting jewelry or clothing, swallowing thickly, eyes widening, overreacts, under reacts, calm, logical, panic, irrational, overthinks, carefully analyzes, talks to themselves, breathing exercises, fight, flight, withdraws, fawns.