Marshall B. Rosenberg Quotes About Unmet Needs
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Violence in any form is a tragic expression of our unmet needs.
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Interpretations, criticisms, diagnoses, and judgments of others are actually alienated expressions of our unmet needs.
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Use anger as a wake-up call to unmet needs.
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When I am angry I have a judgment and an unmet need.
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At the root of every tantrum and power struggle are unmet needs.
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Any evaluation which implies rightness or wrongness is a tragic, suicidal expression of an unmet need. Tragic, first because it decreases our likelihood of getting our need met! Even if we think it. And secondly, because it increases the likelihood of violence. That's why I'm suggesting any evaluation which implies rightness or wrongness is a tragic, suicidal expression of an unmet need. Say the need! Learn a need-consciousness.
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Focusing on the unmet need (not the judgment) is more likely to get the need met.
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Peace requires something far more difficult than revenge or merely turning the other cheek; it requires empathizing with the fears and unmet needs that provide the impetus for people to attack each other. Being aware of these feelings and needs, people lose their desire to attack back because they can see the human ignorance leading to these attacks; instead, their goal becomes providing the empathic connection and education that will enable them to transcend their violence and engage in cooperative relationships.
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They have most likely said it because they have an unmet need.
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All moralistic judgments, whether positive or negative, are tragic expressions of unmet needs.
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Every criticism, judgment, diagnosis, and expression of anger is the tragic expression of an unmet need.
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Criticism, analysis, and insults are tragic expressions of unmet needs.
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Getting in touch with unmet needs is important to the healing process.
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Marshall B. Rosenberg
- Born: October 6, 1934
- Died: February 7, 2015
- Occupation: Psychologist
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