Feeling accepted

Welcome as you are, without needing to change or perform.

Where it sits on the wheel

Accepted is in the outer ring, under Connected › Loved.

Where can you be fully yourself? What makes it feel that way?

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Loved (one ring in)
Accepted is being welcome as you are; loved adds warmth and closeness.
Cared for (also under Loved)
Cared for is about your needs being noticed; accepted is about not having to change to belong.
Safe (also under Loved)
Accepted is belonging as you are; safe is being free from threat.

Accepted is one of the 104 words on the Slow Days feelings wheel, and the list of feelings has them all. The wheel isn’t a test or a diagnosis.