Feeling Wheel
Stressed · a word on the feelings wheel
Feeling distracted
Feeling attention pulled away from focus.
What feeling distracted is like
Feeling distracted means your attention keeps getting pulled away. Notifications, noise or a worry at the back of your mind make it hard to focus.
Distracted or scattered?
Distracted is attention being pulled away from one thing. Scattered is feeling disorganised in general, as if your thoughts are everywhere. Read more about feeling scattered.
Finding distracted on the feelings wheel
On the Feeling Wheel, distracted sits in the Stressed group. Start in the middle of the wheel with stressed, then move outwards to distracted. If it's close but not quite right, the other stressed words below may fit better. It's also normal to feel more than one thing at once.
Other words in the Stressed group
Stressed words describe what happens when demands outrun the time or energy you have.
- Overwhelmed Feeling buried by too many demands
- Rushed Feeling hurried or under time pressure
- Frustrated Feeling upset by inability to change something
- Pressured Feeling stressed by expectations or demands
- Scattered Feeling disorganised or mentally unfocused
- Restless Feeling unable to relax or be still
- Impatient Feeling restless or irritated due to delay or waiting
- Depleted Feeling emotionally or physically drained with nothing left to give
- Burdened Feeling weighed down by too much responsibility or pressure
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.