Emotional Needs
Posted by Dominic Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:47:00 GMT
As part of my therapy sessions, we’ve been discussing emotional needs.
One of the statements made, is that in order to have a relationship between two people, you have to really understand and buy into the following three statements about emotional needs:
- Everybody has emotional needs
- It is okay to have emotional needs
- It is good to have your emotional needs met
By “understand” I don’t just mean that you have to read them and agree to it on some superficial level - you have to really believe it. In your heart, not just your head.
From this list:
- Attention
- Acceptance
- Appreciation
- Affirmation
- Affection
- Comfort
- Encouragement
- Respect
- Security
- Support
- Understanding
… it appears that my top three emotional needs are respect, acceptance and understanding.
What are yours?