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True. If you (or lots of other people) validate someone's emotional states that are not rooted in correctness (or reality), then they may believe them to be cor

True. If you (or lots of other people) validate someone's emotional states that are not rooted in correctness (or reality), then they may believe them to be correct. This may be harmful to that individual in the long run, so we should be careful about how often and how much we validate such feelings.

ljm 5y ago
In a nutshell, some people want to be seen, and some people want to be right. All too often do we conflate validation with the latter.