Feeling Wheel
What feeling alienated is like
Feeling alienated means being separated or estranged from people, groups or places you once belonged to. You may feel like an outsider among people who seem to get each other.
Alienated or excluded?
Excluded is being left out of something specific. Alienated is a deeper sense of not belonging. Read more about feeling excluded.
Finding alienated on the feelings wheel
On the Feeling Wheel, alienated sits in the Alone group. Start in the middle of the wheel with alone, then move outwards to alienated. If it's close but not quite right, the other alone words below may fit better. It's also normal to feel more than one thing at once.
Other words in the Alone group
Alone words describe distance from other people, whether you chose it or not.
- Withdrawn Feeling the desire to avoid social contact
- Rejected Feeling refused or dismissed by others
- Excluded Feeling denied access to a place, group, or privilege
- Abandoned Feeling left completely alone
- Vulnerable Feeling exposed to harm
- Persecuted Feeling unfairly targeted or mistreated
- Lonely Feeling sad due to lack of companionship
- Isolated Feeling cut off from others
Name what you're feeling
Feeling Wheel puts all 118 of these words on one wheel. Tap the ones that fit, add a note if you like, and see your patterns over time. Free on iPhone and Android.