Being misunderstood can feel lonely, but sometimes it's where we need to be to be our true selves. But there are ways to work through those feelings & even diminish some of the misunderstandings. Come listen to 5 tips on what to do when you feel misunderstood.

Show Notes:
As dramatic as this sounds, I have felt misunderstood my entire life. I never really felt like anyone truly got who I was. No doubt part of that was due to the fact that I was such a people pleaser that I was generally pretending to be whoever the people around me needed me to be. I was wearing a mask most of the time & lived in fear of letting out the true me, until I met my husband. And even then, I still held some stuff back because I didn’t want to freak him out.

I’m sure many of us have felt misunderstood. We don’t feel like people understand our point of view, the reason we do things a certain way, the way we problem solve situations, why we like certain things & don’t like other things. It is interesting that these are all things we all are different with, yet there is judgment when you are different than someone else. Because people typically gravitate to those that are similar to them.

This is something I wish we all could improve on because we should make an effort to have people in our lives that are different than us so we can learn from them. Having people that think differently & do things differently will help us widen our perspective on life & ask better questions. We will also become stronger in so many additional aspects of our lives.

For now, though, we have to deal with people not really understanding who we are & why we are. And that can be really tough because it instigates hurt feelings & sometimes a deep dive into the pit of despair. We also don’t want to be miscategorized or identified as something that we aren’t because it can lead to us feeling insecure or not part of the group or ostracized. And no one wants any of these things. Most people just want to be included & accepted.

And being misunderstood somehow feels like there is something wrong with us, when there really isn’t.

But that shouldn’t change who we are & how we go about life, as long as we aren’t hurting anyone. We need to stand confidently in who we are & know that we are doing our best. Some people just won’t like you & that’s their choice to make. But their opinions of you don’t have to change how YOU see yourself & live your life. Some people only like people very similar to them because they don’t want to step outside of their comfort zone.

That’s why today I want to share with you 5 things you can when you feel misunderstood:

1. Get to Know Yourself 
2. Work On Communicating Your Needs 
3. Filter Yourself Less 
4. Be Vulnerable About Why You Want to Be Understood 
5. Protect Your Peace At All Costs

Thank you again for listening & I hope this episode was helpful.

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