From “Unfuck Your Brain” by Faith G. Harper
“Human beings are hardwired for relationships. We need the stability of relationships in order to be well… We live communally not because we are overcrowded but because we have to do it to survive. So with that comes the need for emotional safety. We need to feel secure and supported in our relationships with other people. We need to have a good idea of what to expect. We need to feel loved… This is about our fundamental human need to feel supported by others in the world.
“We need to know that we are safe with the people we love, that they love us back, and that they are not going to hurt us, at least not intentionally.
“The anger that kicks us in the ass for the longest is when that contract gets broken.”