Narcissism Glossary
validating your own feelings and experience first
🤲 Self-validation is the psychological practice of acknowledging and respecting your emotional reactions and experiences as they are — unswayed by others' denial and devaluation.
That the feeling is real, and that every interpretation of the situation is correct, remain distinguishable claims.
That the feeling is real, and that every interpretation of the situation is correct, remain distinguishable claims.
Often seen in situations like these
You tell yourself: 'It's a fact that those words hurt me.'
When this happens, try this
💡 First write the feeling's name and the facts you confirmed, separately. Your feelings can go un-dismissed while the judgment of the situation takes its time.