This is a lie I've heard for decades.
It's a lie people believe to justify loving themselves _more_.
The problem is selfishness (self love) leads to unhappiness, and the lie blinds them to the cause.
It's a lie people believe to justify loving themselves _more_.
The problem is selfishness (self love) leads to unhappiness, and the lie blinds them to the cause.
I of course won't go around accusing eveyone that's depressed of selfishness or moral failure. But reading about this helped me understand a bit better why I feel so unhappy when I'm surrounded by so many good people.
https://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2012/10/the_story_of_narciss...
https://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2008/06/hes_not_yelling_at_y...
https://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2008/07/being_the_main_chara...
https://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2010/11/a_generational_patho...
https://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2010/02/the_other_ego_epidem...
https://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2010/12/infidelity_and_other...
https://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2010/12/taboos_are_the_ways_...
https://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2012/06/amy_schumer_offers_y...