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Originally Posted by introspectiveme
Thank you both. I try to tell myself that people are more worried about themselves but it only rarely works. I know this is true, but why can't I accept it? I want to change because I think it would make me feel better.
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This sounds so familiar, I could have written it. Of course, that fact doesn't help you.
One thing that might help is to lower your expectations of yourself. Are you a perfectionist? If you're like me, you have control issues. I want everyone to like me, but they're not going to just like I don't like everyone. It's hard to accept, but it's worth trying.
In some book, I read "Reduce the excessive demand you make of life and people in general." It helps me to read that quote.