Unmet Emotional Needs - Sample Data
Here is some data from adolescents who have told me they are depresssed or suicidal. The date was collected by asking them to look at a list of emotional needs and report much they felt of each one.
Person 1
accepted 0 accomplished 0 acknowledged 0 admired 0 alive 0 appreciated 0 appreciative 0 approved of 0 capable 0 challenged 5 clear (not confused) 5 competent 2 confident 0 developed 0 empowered 0 focused 0 free 0 fulfilled 0 |
grown or growing 0 happy 0 heard 3 helped 0 helpful 6 important 0 in control 0 independent 3 interested 0 knowledgeable 0 listened to 2 loved 0 needed 0 noticed 0 optimistic 0 powerful 0 privacy 0 productive 1 |
protected 0 proud 0 reassured 0 recognized 0 relaxed 7 (when im on drugs) respected 0 safe 0 satisfied 0 secure 0 significant 0 successful 0 supported 0 treated fairly 0 understood 0 useful 0 valued 0 worthy 0 |
Number of items = 53
Total = 34
Average 0.65
Here are more comments from this person
Person 2
accepted 6 accomplished 3 acknowledged 4 admired 2 alive 5 but i dont really want to be appreciated 3 appreciative 7 approved of 2 capable 5 challenged 7 clear (not confused) 8 competent 5 confident 4 developed x empowered 2 focused 5 free 2 fulfilled 4 |
grown or growing 5 happy 2 heard 4 helped 8 helpful 4 important 6 in control 4 independent 9 interested 6 knowledgeable 4 listened to 6 loved 6 needed 2 noticed 5 optimistic 4 powerful 2 privacy 6 productive 7 |
protected 4 proud 3 reassured 4 recognized 3 relaxed 5 (when im on drugs) respected 6 safe 6 satisfied 4 secure 3 significant 5 successful 4 supported 6 treated fairly 5 understood 3 useful 5 valued 3 worthy 4 |
I aksed this person to go back through the list and say a few words about each item.
accepted 0
because people hate me. Everyone (especially my parents) tell me
how much of a freak I am. I know I'll never fit in
steve sagt:
k keep going
Tearful Angel sagt:
approved of 0
pretty much the same reason. people don't want me around. my
friends' parents all hate me because im too "slutty"
and im a "bad influence"
Tearful Angel sagt:
capable 0
I can't do anything right.
challenged 5
clear (not confused) 5
competent 2
confident 0
developed 0
Tearful Angel sagt:
oops
Tearful Angel sagt:
challenged 5
life itself is a challenge for me.
clear (not confused) 5
i know whats goin on in my mind
competent 2
again, I cant do anything right
confident 0
(self-explanatory)
developed 0
i feel like a little kid trapped in a teen's body
steve sagt:
k
steve sagt:
keep going if u want
Tearful Angel sagt:
empowered 0
once again i feel like i cant do anything
focused 0
i can never really concentrate on anything. im not sure what i
want in life
free 0
self-explanatory
fulfilled 0
i feel like there should be more to life
steve sagt:
k
Tearful Angel sagt:
i hafta stop for now. sorry