Need for Belonging

What a profound experience it can be to have our need for belonging met and how profoundly painful it can be to have it going unmet. We so want to be known as we are, to be seen completely, and accepted. We want to know we have a place in this world. We want to know that we really do make life wonderful for others, for those we love and care for.

Strategies:

Call a friend

Trust us, they want to hear from you <3

Listen to music

A lot of variety available to you here. Could benefit from calming music or raging music. You do you ;)

Play a video game

There is such a wide diversity of video games out there. Calming exploratory games, puzzle games, combat, story, single or multiplayer, etc. Once I get in touch with the need that is alive in me it’s fun to look for a game or game genre that might tend specifically to that.

Read a character driven novel

When we read a book the world and it’s inhabitants can feel especially personal. We can build very powerful connections this way and can go a long way in helping us feel less alone in the world. It’s okay for those relationships to mean so much to us, that’s why the author worked so hard on them <3

Play a social video game

Some games involve other human interactions, corporatize games are sometimes called “PVE” (player vs environment) but other games that have compelling fictional characters could also be nice. Similar to reading a book you can build relationships with the characters and find connection in relating to their experience.

Read a poem you like aloud

Try a search online like poets.org. Search a key word related to what you’re experiencing right now. Find a poem you’re relating to and in the privacy of your room or car or closet (wherever you feel comfortable) and read the poem aloud to yourself. Let it gives you words in a time when you have none. Experience the validation that this artist understands also how you might be feeling right now and sees it as valid too.

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