Posted by Skittles on December 29, 2004, at 18:46:15
When it comes to your psychological or emotional world, how do you distinguish between a *need* and a *want*???
I've been thinking about this a lot lately and Daisym mentioned something like it in a thread above, so I thought it would be interesting to see what everyone thinks.
When it comes to physical things, I'm clear on need vs. want. I can tell the difference between when I need to eat, drink, or buy new clothes and when I only want those things. But when it comes to my emotions, I have no idea what a need is. To me, everything feels like a childish or selfish desire so I try to push away and ignore. I guess I see a need as something I would die without. So when my therapist asks me what my emotional needs are, I can't think of anything I absolutely couldn't live without. She tells me I can call her if I need her, but I always feel like I just *want* to call her because I know I will survive whatever situation I am in.
Any insights?
poster:Skittles
thread:435459
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