• Pamela

    Are we anxious? Or is there a better word?

    Natalie was reading a section of my novel in-progress when she asked about the “hand towel” one of the characters had placed in the bathroom for her guests.  “Might it be an embroidered linen hand towel?” asked Natalie. “That is so much better!” I exclaimed appreciatively. Finding vivid words to describe feelings, not just objects, can actually be helpful when going through emotional times.   In fact, finding accurate words to describe one’s state of mind can be critical to solving acute states of unease.  For example, can the over-generalized word “anxiety” to describe almost all sensations of uneasiness be ultimately unhelpful and unhealthy for us? I am reading (for a…