Belonging
The sense that you fit somewhere as you are — one of the basic human needs.
How it shows up
It isn’t the same as company. You can be among people and not belong. Belonging requires being seen, not only accepted — being accepted as an adapted version of yourself doesn’t create belonging.
What we do with it in therapy
It often turns out you’ve been paying for belonging with adaptation. The work goes towards testing whether the relationship holds you too.
See also
Procrastination
Turning away from a task, arising not from laziness but from the unpleasant feeling the task triggers.
Compromise
An agreement in which both give something up — and both get something.
Boundaries
The line that says what is acceptable to you — and what you will do if it isn't respected.
