tertiary · Seen

Heard

Part of the Connection & Loneliness Wheel

What is Heard?

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

When you might feel heard

Heard is a specific form of understood, 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 heard.

Emotional Hierarchy

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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....

Affirmed

Your experience is confirmed as real and valid. You are not overreacting or maki...

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