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mental health

A collection of 2 issues

Tilting at Windmills

Anxiety and low self esteem create enemies out of thin air. Anxiety and low self esteem create enemies out of friends. They always assume the worst of people. Assuming the worst of people is mean.

Ouch

I have been musing on why people enjoy reading about terrible humans and terrible relationships. I often see people using it as a way to avoid forgiving themselves their choices, and instead reinforcing this learned helplessness that insists there was never a choice at all.