How to satisfy other needs?
Topic: How to satisfy other needs
How to satisfy safety needs.
Everyone wants to feel secure wherever they go and so we take measures to
ensure we are safe.
Some ways we can protect ourselves include:
- Always letting someone know where we are.
- Never go to a strange place alone.
- When at home ensure all doors and windows are secured, having a pet
helps to warn you of intruders.
- Make sure to protect vital body parts in case of emergency situation.
For example cover your head during an earthquake.
How to satisfy social needs
Social needs is the formal term for us needing love, acceptance, friendship
and just the feeling of belonging.
It is an undeniable fact that humans need social connections with other
people to thrive.
We all need to find people who have similar interests and dislikes as we do to
not feel alone.
Here are some ways to fulfill this need:
- Talk to new people
- Join clubs
- Participate in family gatherings
- During recess play with classmates or school mates
- Go to youth clubs
- Go to church
How to satisfy esteem needs
Our social needs and esteem needs work together.
Our self respect and self confidence depends on who we allow to fulfill
our social needs.
Having high self confidence comes from being openly loved, accepted
and knowing you belong.
This leads to self respect of yourself and expecting it from others.
However lack of acceptance , love and a feeling of belonging leads low self
confidence and a lack of self respect.
Here are some ways to build self esteem:
- Identify the Positive About Yourself
- Build positive relationships and avoid negative ones
- Give yourself a break
- Take on challenges
- Learn to be okay with hearing the word no Applying all the strategies
will help to improve your overall life experience.
Your relationships will be healthy, and accepting, your self confidence and
self respect will be at an all time high.
You would have learned the importance of acknowledging and respecting
the needs of others.