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strongshape

11 months ago

Picture reads: Needs Check-In Basic/bodily * Am I hydrated? * Have I eaten recently? * Am I getting enough sleep? * Do I need to rest? * Do I need to use the bathroom? * Am I too hot or too cold? * Am I in pain or discomfort? * Am I in pain or discomfort? * Am I clean? * Am I overstimulated? * Have I moved my body today? Security * Can I handle the challenges facing me today? * Have I had quiet time today? * Am I financially secure? * Are my health needs met? * Is my environment comfortable and peaceful? * Do I feel safe? * Are my disability accommodations met? Belonging/love * Do I have a sense of belonging? * Do I feel accepted, respected, and loved? * Am I giving and receiving affection? * Am I nurturing my friendships/relationships? * Have I experienced intimacy recently (not necessarily physical intimacy)? * Do the people around me to have my best interests at heart? Self-esteem * Do I respect myself and my needs? * Do I feel in control of and confidence in my decisions and actions? * Do I feel competent? * Can I hold firm to my identity and values despite challenges to them? * Have I had time today to focus on myself? Cognitive * Have I had a chance to be creative or use self-expression today? * Do I get to satisfy my curiosity? * Do I have motivation to learn new things? * Am I challenging myself? Aesthetic * Have I appreciated the beauty around me today? * Have I spent time in nature or new places today? * Am I seeking out new experiences? Self-actualization * Am I setting goals and working towards them? * Am I doing things I’m proud of? * Am I working to be the best version of myself? * Am I working to improve my skills? * Will I leave the planet better than I found it? * Am I finding meaning in my life?

Adapted from Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

What is a need? (Adapted from this article)

It’s important to be connected to our needs because true needs are always in our best long term interest. Our needs for air, food, water, shelter, community, companionship, autonomy, respect, etc. are all in our best long term interest to fulfill.

Wants, on the other hand, don’t necessarily correlate with long term well-being. In fact, many wants, when fulfilled, actually contribute to our long term detriment.

Put another way: needs refer to the conditions that must be met in order for us to live a balanced life; whereas wants are strategies we use to fulfill our needs. This is why needs inherently map to long term well-being, while wants don’t have such a correlation. Wants can either contribute to our long-term wellbeing, or they contribute to our long-term detriment. In order for our wants to be good for us in the long-term, we must understand which needs they map back to.

Ideally, we should be connected to our needs first, and our wants second. When we become disconnected from our needs due to past trauma, we rely too heavily on our wants to guide our decision making. The disconnection from our needs increases the likelihood that we will attach to wants that lead to our long-term detriment.

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strongshape

3 months ago

A drawing of a haunted looking possum alongside the text I’m tired and my brain is soup

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strongshape

8 months ago

it’s like insane that an ancient writer knew the words i needed to hear a thousand years on and could see me through all that time but also. it’s not surprising in the least bc they felt as i felt and they sang as i sang and they did everything i’ve ever done there is no state of being which they have not already passed i am nothing new i am not alone and that is a great joy to know

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strongshape

7 months ago

₍ ^. .^₎🌟(•- •マ

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strongshape

1 year ago

Just say the weird thing!!! you will attract a crazy girl who wants to be your best friend.

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strongshape

1 year ago

Reminder that you're actually interesting. Your hobbies are interesting, your interests are interesting, you are important and loveable and people appreciate you. You're just a loveable, interesting person.

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strongshape

7 months ago