Quote:
Originally Posted by Ultra Darkness
They always say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. If that's true, people who deal with the things we do are some of the strongest people in the world. So why are they always telling us to stop this, get over that, etc? Is it because we really are stronger than they are, and they're jealous? Do they tell themselves, "They're strong, they can handle it"? Or do they just enjoy causing pain?
|
honestly, it's not complicated. They don't even think long enough to feel any of those things about it. They are being flippant, tbh. That's it.
Quote:
Whatever it is, I think we should remember this: No matter what they do or say, we've been through more than they have, and we've survived. We are stronger than they are, and if we're ever forced to live in a world where only the strong can survive, we will outlive them. People who've never gone through a hard time in their life would have no chance, but we know how to keep going, even when we see no point. We are far less likely to give up than the people who think that they're all that.
But they never think about that, as near as I can figure. More power to us!
|
Careful about the boasting. I mean truth is do you really know if they are not as strong as you? no. In this tone, you're being as flippant as they are assuming that yours, your challenges are worse off than theirs, and you don't know that either. there are people who have overcome but lose sight of what they went through to get there, and they can tend to come off as pious and self righteous but in the end you really don't know if that's the case or not. assuming that you're stronger, and better fit for survival is just unrealistic. The real perspective is to know, for yourself, you can survive, regardless of whether another person can or not.
Part of the problem with BPD is we are so self-focused that we forget to just live and let live. Being self loathing of ourselves an comparing ourselves to others and how we're not normal is not good but neither is setting ourselves on a pedestal that we are the shizz, the survivors, the strong ones. I don't know about you but I'm not strong, not always. I can be but it comes and goes.
I'm sorry for the lecture. *steps off soap box*
