Security

The calm knowledge that you are safe and provided for.

Family Positive
Valence positive
Arousal deactivated
Intensity Gentle
Opposite Desperation

The calm knowledge that you are safe and provided for. The body holds this signal first, often before the mind has named what is happening.

Where security lives in the body

Chest
A faint pull
Quiet
Stomach
A gentle stir
Quiet
Shoulders
Slumped, dropped
Withdrawn

Related emotions

ComfortPositive familyTrustTrust familyBelongingLove familyDesperationThe opposite
A note on this entry: The data on this page (definition, body sensations, valence, arousal, related emotions) reflects a structured reference for security. A full long-form entry is being added gradually. If you have research, a translation, or a body-mapping correction to suggest, please get in touch.