Communicating your needs isn't selfish
MENU LOVE WORK LIVING OUR FUTURE OMG I PBS November 21, 2019 / Love Communicating Your Needs Isn’t Selfish, It’s Selfless 4 simple steps can help you explain what you need from the person you care about. By Kit Stone Imagine you’re sitting at the doctor’s office waiting to be seen. The nurse calls your name and shows you into the examination room. After checking your vitals, the nurse asks you what brought you in today. If you say you’re in for a routine check-up, the doctor will probably cruise your vitals, and if nothing alarming stands out, send you on your way. But, if you tell the doctor that you’ve been suffering from migraines for the last two weeks, the doctor will probably take a different approach to your examination. What you communicate to the doctor is essential in how the doctor cares for you. That’s how you should think about communicating all your needs. I used to think expressing my needs to others ...