Being seen and heard! It is a basic human need to be seen and heard with all our hopes, worries and fears. Read here why this is so crucial.

We as human beings have a basic need to be truly seen and heard with all our hopes, dreams, worries and fears. With the right people around, this works just wonderfully – we feel understood and accepted. This gives us the confidence to be ourselves. We are authentic and feel free and comfortable.
Around other people, it can be a little more challenging. They may tell us that we are not good enough, that we don’t fit into their mould, that we have nothing to offer. In order to be appreciated, we have to wear masks, suppress our own voice and truth, bend and adapt – until we are just a shadow of ourselves. Our authenticity gets lost. In the long term, this leads to us becoming dissatisfied, unhappy, unbalanced and irritable. We may develop physical complaints such as tension or pain; over time, we may also develop symptoms of psychological stress or illness.
Many people seek psychological therapy because they are experiencing specific psychological complaints or have a vague feeling that something is wrong with them, without being able to put their finger it. During the therapy process, it ultimately becomes clear that some of these people tend to adapt to others in their social relationships and usually put their own needs on the back burner – they are not recognised, seen or heard in their own authenticity. They may have given up their own voice a long time ago so as not to risk being abandoned in their relationships – but sooner or later this voice, the inherent authenticity of every person, makes its way to the surface.
As soon as you become aware of these patterns, you can actively work on ways to change them. When the first steps towards self-determination, self-advocacy and authentic living are taken, a feeling of relief, affirmation and increasing self-worth sets in. Furthermore, you gain the certainty that you are allowed to organise your relationships in a way that is good for you. You learn which relationships you could intensify because they nourish you – and also which people you should possibly say goodbye to.
Being seen and heard! Who are you? How authentic can you be in your relationships? What does your truth look like? How does your voice sound and what do you have to say? And above all – who can you be your truest self with?
Let’s talk about it in a free initial session!
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