Gemeinschaftsgefühl

A Message from Dr. Jane Nelsen

German Gemeinschaftsgefühl, from Gemeinschaft (“community, neighborship”) +‎ Gefühl (“feeling”) (literally) “Community feeling” or “social interest”; used by Adlerian psychologists to describe the state of social connectedness and interest in the well-being of others that characterizes psychological health.

During this challenging time, I would like to share what I learned from our Chinese friends. The government mandate that all Chinese citizens stay in their homes created huge personal and financial hardships. Still their attitude was one of Gemeinschaftsgefühl—we isolate ourselves as part of our social interest to work together during this time of crisis and we will make the best of it.