When You Don’t Feel Heard: Why Misunderstanding Hurts So Much in Relationships

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As a therapist, I hear this concern almost every week: “I don’t feel heard.” Sometimes it’s said quietly, almost like a confession. Other times it comes out in frustration, or tears, or a kind of exhausted resignation. But underneath every version is the same longing — to feel understood by the person who matters most. Feeling understood […]