Belonging
Security
Acceptance
Sports Team
Self Expression in a safe space
Identity
Family
Validity
Fitting In
Conforming/code switching
Changing yourself/ not allowing yourself room for discovery
Belonging (natural) vs. Fitting In (anxiety)
A perceived or real violent demand to change
This desire to fit in has increased (social media)
Bending to societal pressures/per pressure
Compromising the Self
Sometimes a survival mechanism