DBT · DBT
Radical Genuineness
Level 6 validation — equal to equal
Level 6 validation — treating the other person as an equal, capable adult, not as fragile. The most powerful (and most misused) form of validation.
Person + situation
How I could accidentally patronize instead
Radically genuine response (equal to equal)
Genuineness ≠ bluntness
Radical genuineness is peer-to-peer respect, not permission to be harsh. If it wounds, it isn't genuineness — it's projection.