Maybe narcissistic people have got it right and maybe we’re the ones living a vain life. Because honestly, it’s human instinct, thanks to evolution, to always think about yourself and your wellbeing first.
And maybe centuries ago, that meant doing whatever you had to do to survive and now it means doing whatever you have to do to live a better life.
I’m not saying love and friendship is a farce. All I’m saying is that most times we hurt because we try to fight our basic human instinct. And we expect other people to do that too for us. To put us and our needs and desires before theirs. And maybe we fight a little too much with our instinct and crumble when we see that the others aren’t even ready to enter the battlefield because well hello. Why would they care about you more than they care about themself?
I don’t know. I don’t know anything. I don’t know what I feel. I don’t know what I want to do with my life. But I do know one thing. I no more want to be this person. I no more want to be this person who has only one set of skills. Fighting her basic instinct for others. These aren’t interpersonal skills at all. These are stabbing yourself in the foot skills. And now my feet hurt a little too much.
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