Empowerment Anthems
Positive connections
Confidence, strength, courage
Only if personally recognizable
Emotional connections during this preference
Confidence; perseverance; defiance; compensating for feeling powerless; defensive harshness; separateness; resentment.
Go Deeper
Does the song leave you capable and connected—or at war with other people?
Does strength mean standing up for yourself or proving others are beneath you?
Is defiance covering fear that you cannot rely on anyone?
Possible buried beliefs
“I must fight alone.”
“We are separate from them.”
“Showing vulnerability invites attack.”
“I must be stronger than everyone else.”
Hard Places
Feeling unsupported, humiliated, betrayed, alone, or powerless, if experienced.
More questions
If you could not turn to this activity, what feeling or responsibility might come into view?
Does the experience help you understand something painful, or repeatedly strengthen resentment?
Does not knowing or not being in control remain uncomfortable after the activity ends?
Does comparing yourself with someone involved in this preference change your sense of worth?