Why being misunderstood hurts so much

Have you ever felt like no matter how much you explain yourself, people still don't really understand you? I wanted to understand why feeling misunderstood can hurt so much, why it can make us withdraw and what actually makes us feel seen. Let's talk about: feeling misunderstood • feeling alone • loneliness • social rejection • communication • being heard • feeling understood • isolation • boundaries. Chapters: 00:00 When you feel like no one understands you 01:40 The psychology of feeling misunderstood 02:38 Why being misunderstood actually hurts 04:32 Are we making it harder to be understood? 05:25 Being heard vs being understood 06:16 Is being alone a form of protection? 07:26 What i’ve learned about feeling understood 09:00 Something to think about... Social media:   / thelenscommunity     / thelenscommunity   Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5RW3D6m... References: Morelli, S. A., Torre, J. B., & Eisenberger, N. I. (2014). The neural bases of feeling understood and not understood. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 9(12), 1890–1896. Bergland, C. (2014). The Neuroscience of Social Pain. Psychology Today. Eisenberger, N. I. (2012). The neural bases of social pain: Evidence for shared representations with physical pain. Psychosomatic Medicine, 74(2), 126–135. Music: 🎶 all music is from Epidemic Sound #psychological #humanpsychology #humanbehaviour #philosophyofmind #selfreflection #selfawareness #selfdiscovery