Collocations of Feelings
- I experienced a roller coaster of emotions (many different emotions one after another) when my son was born.
- During my wife’s pregnancy, I was ridiculously excited about the prospect of becoming a dad.
- On the big day, I’d imagined that everything would go smoothly and we’d be blissfully happy – but there were complications during the delivery and my wife had to have emergency surgery while I waited in the reception area, worried sick (very worried).
- As time went by, I got increasingly anxious because the doctors weren’t telling me anything.
- After two hours I was seething with anger (ready to explode with anger), and I and shouted at one of the nurses. Then the security guards came and escorted me out of the hospital.
- My wife was visibly disappointed (it was obvious that she was disappointed) that I wasn’t by her side when she woke up from surgery.
- She didn’t say anything – she’s not really one to show her feelings; she prefers to bottle up her emotions (keep her emotions hidden inside her) – but I knew I had let her down and I was terribly sorry that I had lost my temper (lost control and shown anger).
- The months that followed were tough. My wife became deeply depressed, and I too was an emotional wreck (a person who is very sad, confused, and upset) as I tried to juggle the demands of work and family life.
- But now things are starting to turn around – I’ve been pleasantly surprised at the all help we’ve gotten from our friends and neighbors.
- I’m just immensely grateful that my wife and son are healthy, and sometimes I’m overwhelmed with emotion.