I'm not sure if it's my innate personality or childhood experiences but I'm a negative, hateful person. I dislike everyone I meet in some way, everything annoys me. What's mildly annoying to others pisses me off. I've tried but I haven't been successful in brushing things off.
I've tried being upbeat and it worked for a while, but I'm becoming even more negative with age and it's becoming more draining to pretend otherwise. I pretend to smile and be chill and interested in others but eventually my facial muscles start hurting from the strain of pretending and my brain just shuts off and I stare off into space. It builds up.
Any knowledge here of changing deep seated behavioral patterns in adulthood? This wouldn't be the worst thing in the world as I'm pretty hermit but I'm in a LTR with someone who expects and deserves better.
I understand what you're feeling.. I am too a hateful person. Therapy could help. Personally I force myself to think positively every day even when I want to stab a bitch. Happiness is a process not a destination. Took me some time to learn that but take time to find positives in things and maybe it'll get better.
Work with children for a while, even voluntarily.