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Do I like to be needed?
I would have to say yes, depending on how one defines "need". If I define it as supplying basic sustenance, then my children need me and I like the feeling that I am nurturing life.
On an adult level, I would have to say no. Being wanted for my opinion or skills is better than being needed. Somehow, when I think of someone saying “I need your help” on something implies to me that they are not willing to put in some work figuring it out for themselves. Now if they say, “I want your help” with the implication that we would be working on whatever it is together and they might better themselves so they can do it alone the next time, that is a better feeling for me.
Thinking for a second about the types of people that might like to be needed, I would say doctors and other critical care personnel might fall into this category. When a person is really injured and “needs” a doctor, the doctor would know that and he/she might just feed off that emotion.
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