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Sensing the needs of others and adapting to meet their needs

How have my attention and energy been going to others’ needs? In what ways have I acted on what others seemed to need? How quickly did I act on what I perceived needed my help ? In what ways did I alter or change myself to fit what others seemed to want? 

Basis: Twos believe that love comes from fulfilling needs and in turn, they will be fulfilled, hence their attention goes to needs. 

Indispensability

In what ways did I feel or act as though I were indispensable? Take pride in being needed? How did I act like I knew what others needed better than they did? When did I give advice or be overly helpful? How have I experenced others as dependent on me?  

Basis: Twos feel secure when their giving is valued by others. They believe that if they are indispensable, they won’t be rejected. 

Own needs and desires  

What did I do to support or nurture myself? Take care of my needs or desires? How was I at referencing back to myself compared to referencing to others? In what ways did I let myself receive from others? Did I balance giving and receiving?

Basis: Twos often neglect their own needs and have difficulty receiving, since value or worth comes from meeting the needs of others, not from being needy.  

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