We seek validation to test out an idea, a thought, or a perspective. Is it working? What are people's reactions and responses?
When people resonate with an idea, we learn something.
Validation is a helpful way to see our creations and ideas in a broader light.
However, depending on validation to build our self-esteem, sense of self, purpose, and stable identity (individuation) is a slippery slope. It falls into a comparison that sends us into a tailspin.
Validating everything else becomes more challenging when we don't know who we are.
