# #20: MBT Group Therapy > Between being understood and losing yourself in the group

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Podcast: [MBT EN – Understanding Mentalization-Based Treatment](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mbt-en-understanding-mentalization-based-treatment-7791311)
Published: 2026-05-01T14:29:21+00:00
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🎙️ Special Episode – “Between Being Understood and Losing Yourself in the Group” Welcome to this special episode of the MBT podcast. In this episode, you are given a unique insight into a group session within Mentalization-Based Treatment — a space where multiple people come together, and where thoughts, emotions, and patterns become visible through interaction with others. What makes this session powerful is how multiple personal contributions begin to intertwine and affect one another. What starts as a question about trust gradually unfolds into a deeper conversation about not feeling seen, adapting to others, and the struggle between control and letting go. Today, we listen to a group session where themes such as feeling misunderstood, self-criticism, fear of rejection, and the search for safety come to the surface. ⸻ 🧠 What this episode explores Not being heard A key moment in this session arises when a group member feels unheard. A question is repeated. An answer does not seem to land. And what appears as irritation on the surface reveals something deeper underneath: Am I truly being seen? ⸻ The search for connection The group tries to understand, to help, and to ask questions. But this is where tension begins to build: * when does someone truly connect? * when does someone feel understood? * and why does it work with one person, but not with another? This reveals how complex real connection can be. ⸻ Support that doesn’t land An important insight in this session is that support is not always received as intended. The intention may be good. The words may make sense. But if the feeling does not match, it simply does not land. And that can create even more distance. ⸻ Adapting versus being yourself Several group members show how deeply the pattern of adapting is roo…

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