Social Interest

On a counseling lecture, we with the instructor discussed the aspect of social interest and community feeling according to Adler. And this idea grabbed my attention since I like every idea related to community service and volunteering, it's my dream job, to leave a fingerprint on the society. As a counselor or a teacher it's  your job to encourage students to be apart of their society, to give and help without return. The socialization process associated with social interest begins in childhood and involves helping children to find a place in society and acquire a sense of belonging, this is a sign of mental health according to Adler. He also said that our happiness and success are largely related to this social connectedness, '' to see with the eyes of another, to hear with ears of another, to feel with the heart of another'' (Ansbacher1979,p. 42). This is really a great pleasure to help others and make the world a better place, you will feel connected to all humanity past, present and future ones. The major psychological problem a lot of people face it, is the feeling of inferiority and the fear of not being accepted by the group, when the sense of belonging isn't fulfilled anxiety is the result. For this we should start at lower ages, encouraging kids to help and give for their society and improving their sense of belonging.