tertiary · Seen

Affirmed

Part of the Connection & Loneliness Wheel

What is Affirmed?

Your experience is confirmed as real and valid. You are not overreacting or making it up.

When you might feel affirmed

Affirmed is a specific form of validated, which itself is a type of seen. You might experience this feeling in situations where seen is present, particularly when the circumstances align with the nuances that define affirmed.

Emotional Hierarchy

SeenValidatedAffirmed

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Related Emotions

Noticed

Someone registered your presence. You made an impression....

Recognised

People know who you are and what you bring. Your distinctness is registered....

Appreciated

What you give is received and valued. Your contribution lands....

Known

Someone holds an accurate picture of who you are — your complexity, your history...

Got

They just get you. The fit is natural. You don't have to explain yourself....

Heard

What you say lands. People are actually tracking your words....

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