The need to be known in one's particularity — not generically appreciated, included, or responded to, but met as a specific person with a specific inner life, pace, and way of being. The distinction is between being *received* and being genuinely *met*. Distinct from [[Need - Belonging]], which is about inclusion. This need is specifically about recognition of individuality — having one's particular self registered and responded to. ## Feelings that signal this need is unmet [[Lonely]] | [[Invisible]] | [[Resentful]] [[Withdrawn]] | [[Disconnected]] | [[Angry]] ## How it commonly manifests Can arise in any context — professional, social, intimate — where engagement is generic rather than particular. In intimate contexts, enthusiasm or attention that does not register the specific person can paradoxically increase a sense of distance. ## Values filter question *Is this interaction creating genuine contact, or am I present only as a role or function?* ## Related needs [[Need - Mutuality]] | [[Need - Authenticity]] [[Need - Presence]] | [[Need - Understanding]] [[Need - Belonging]]