I either become defensive or hold temporary resentment towards people when they criticize me or suggest disagreement.
The most mild, innocuous comments set me off for a bit. What's weird is that I'm almost always confident in my opinions/choices and appreciate alternate perspectives.
What's wrong with me, /adv/?
You want to be right, just like every other person.
>>17513912
inb4 autism
>>17513912
Where you raised by Narcassists?
>>17513912
You subconsciously condsider an attack on your beliefs as an attack on you. Work with your ego, read up on that stuff.
>>17513923
My mom and dad are both loving and the opposite of self-centered. However, I am an only child
>>17513932
Should I just google "how to work with my ego"?
>>17513944
Google some books on this topic, it's beter than reading articles on google. Unfortunately, I can't advice you anything specific, but you'll find what you need on the Internet for sure, there is a shitload of books on it.
>>17513953
Thanks. My mild/sometimes-spicy ego has been helpful most of the time, but now I look forward to finding balance. Have a good night
>>17513959
hope you find it, good luck!
>>17513932
partially this. the more you look like you are evoking negativity the more people around you will pick up on that energy.
>>17513912
also if you don't have a very "strong personality" or come off as very immature/clueless people will tend to try and walk over you. they would do this because you would come off as annoying and ignorant. if you are a super-extrovert, that might just be the problem instead.
>>17513959
if you are very quiet and are also prone to immediate verbal retaliations, people pick up on this.
also might i add: if most of your interactions with these people are let's say at work or something where when you talk it's just a few seconds as you walk by ---- that is like a short-term interaction where it's just two people firing off thoughts. there is no lowered energy, centering of the self, and calculated conversing in this manner.