Feeling Wheel
Alone · a word on the feelings wheel
Feeling excluded
Feeling denied access to a place, group, or privilege.
What feeling excluded is like
Feeling excluded means being left out of a group, place or privilege. Not being invited, or watching others share something you can't join, are common causes.
Excluded or rejected?
Excluded is being left out. Rejected is being turned down after you asked. Read more about feeling rejected.
Finding excluded on the feelings wheel
On the Feeling Wheel, excluded sits in the Alone group. Start in the middle of the wheel with alone, then move outwards to excluded. 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- Withdrawn Feeling the desire to avoid social contact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
- 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
- Alienated Feeling separated or estranged 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.