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 Joining – An individual who connects with other people through their pain or distress.
 Need being met – An individual is attempting to connect with others by sharing their
experiences with a similar problem.
 Potential social barrier – Others may feel that the only topics for discussion center on pain and distress.
 Tangential – An individual who responds to others by connecting to minimally relevant aspects of the process or content of the interaction.
 Need being met – An individual is attempting to either connect with others, or change the topic of discussion.
 Potential social barrier – Others may perceive the individual as not following the conversation or as being uninterested.
 Competition – An individual who challenges others by competing with their stories and identifying with being better or worse than others in some aspect of their disclosures.
 Need being met – An individual can relate to aspects of the conversation and wants to relate their story to others’ stories.
 Potential social barrier – Others may feel offended or devalued.
 Masking – An individual who hides or disguises their true experience and typically provides
information that is not accurate to their own experience.
 Need being met – An individual is attempting to appear competent and confident so they are not perceived as being vulnerable.
 Potential social barrier – Others are not able to connect in a genuine manner.
 Performing – An individual who agrees with all feedback and challenges on a superficial level, and then either rejects change or attributes positives/blame to others.