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Love and belonging After physiological and safety needs are fulfilled, the third level of human needs is interpersonal and involves feelings of belongingness.
This need is especially strong in childhood and can override the need for safety as witnessed in children who cling to abusive parents.
Deficiencies within this level of Maslow's hierarchy – due to hospitalism, neglect, shunning, ostracism, etc. – can impact the individual's ability to form and maintain emotionally significant relationships in general, such as:
Friendship
Intimacy
Family
According to Maslow, humans need to feel a sense of belonging and acceptance among their social groups, regardless whether these groups are large or small.
For example, some large social groups may include clubs, co-workers, religious groups, professional organizations, sports teams, and gangs.
Some examples of small social connections include family members, intimate partners, mentors, colleagues, and confidants.
Humans need to love and be loved – both sexually and non-sexually – by others.[2] Many people become susceptible to loneliness, social anxiety, and clinical depression in the absence of this love or belonging element.
This need for belonging may overcome the physiological and security needs, depending on the strength of the peer pressure.
originally posted by: IShotMyLastMuse
to be honest i just censor myself in the delivery, not my beliefs, those i state as clearly as possible.
but i find myself modifying the delivery of those beliefs because let's face it, the majority of people (especially online) are more interested in finding something to be upset about than they are in understanding context.
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
Self-censorship. Another name for a filter. And yes, everyone has a filter. No one says EVERYTHING they are thinking.
71 percent of all the users surveyed engaged in some self-censorship either on new posts or in comments, and the median self-censorer did so multiple times.
71% of Facebook Users Engage in 'Self-Censorship'
originally posted by: ketsuko
I might soften the language I use to a degree, but I don't necessarily misrepresent my beliefs on a subject.
originally posted by: and14263
a reply to: Profusion
I've had private conversations with a number of members who believe in chemtrails but will not express their beliefs on here.
originally posted by: Profusion
If so, why?
The thing I wonder about is whether people are completely honest about some of their potentially wackier beliefs or thoughts. The line for that could be different for different people. It raises an important question IMHO:
Where do you draw the line?
Some may not want to admit to believing in anything controversial (for fear of ending up on the wrong government list) while others wouldn't care about writing anything concerning their beliefs online. I think that's really critical because if you're afraid to write something, you may subconsciously cause yourself to be frightened of even thinking about it.
In terms of this forum, I do engage in self-censorship. I mostly do it to keep from breaking the rules. Outside of that, I like the saying, "It's not what you say, it's how you say it."
originally posted by: Profusion
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
Self-censorship. Another name for a filter. And yes, everyone has a filter. No one says EVERYTHING they are thinking.
71 percent of all the users surveyed engaged in some self-censorship either on new posts or in comments, and the median self-censorer did so multiple times.
71% of Facebook Users Engage in 'Self-Censorship'
How do you fit that research into your belief system? Are you claiming that the 29% who said that they don't engage in self-censorship were lying?
originally posted by: and14263
a reply to: Profusion
I've had private conversations with a number of members who believe in chemtrails but will not express their beliefs on here.