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RE: The struggle between Spirit and Beast
I've been pondering a lot of late and one of the things I see is how badly people take correction even though it's usually done to try and help them. I often wonder why our psyche doesn't like to be told it's wrong about something and our immediate reaction is to feel like we are being attacked. Unfortunately the way I handle being told I'm wrong about something is probably not healthy either. I tell myself I'm less worthy than anyone else anyway, so why should my opinions count. I'm trying to change that to I'm equal to everyone else.
Yes, I really struggled with that too. Feelings of being unworthy and seeing confrontation as being an attack. It took a long time for me to love myself and to see constructive criticism for what it was AND to see violence for what it is too! Many people don't know how to peacefully confront people on their behaviour and I suspect that is why we all have a hard time with it. There is a skill involved and I lacked that skill for nearly 35 years of my life. Hang in there @life-relearnt! Your comment shows conscious thought and I applaud you for exploring those questions. Well done!
Thank you. I think discussion really helps to put thing's in perspective, knowing that others struggle similarly.