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Originally Posted by Artchic528
Going back to the original concept of having abandonment issues, I can relate. I have deep seeded anxiety regarding it. Don't know where it stems from. Maybe trauma I experienced as a small child and have since forgotten. I just know that I am very tentative in investing time and energy into something, ie a friend, that I fear may leave me. Trust is something they need to earn from me, not the other way around.
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Yup. Investing energy in another is no different than investing in a business venture or a stock market; if one isn't extremely careful, they will get a poor ROI from their energy investment.
Fact of the matter is that everybody is selfish to some extent. Humanity always has been and always will be a selfish species. In order to survive and thrive in this cutthroat world, one needs to fight ruthlessness with ruthlessness, otherwise, the world will consume you.
I'm ready to do what must be done to survive and thrive. If anybody or anything gets in the way of my plans, they are nothing more to me than another adversary.
I thank those who have given me solid advice in this thread. I value anybody who would put up for me when I'm at my worst like I am now. Don't think that I won't remember those who are kind to me if the tables are reversed one day.