Тонкое искусство пофигизма

           Oncepeoplehavedevelopedthethoughtpatterntoconstantlyconstruewhathappensaroundthemasself-aggrandizing,it’sextremelyhardtobreakthemoutofit.Anyattempttoreasonwiththemisseenassimplyanother“threat”totheirsuperioritybyanotherpersonwho“can’thandle”howsmart/talented/good-looking/successfultheyare.

           Entitlementclosesinuponitselfinakindofnarcissisticbubble,distortinganythingandeverythinginsuchawayastoreinforceitself.Peoplewhofeelentitledvieweveryoccurrenceintheirlifeaseitheranaffirmationof,orathreatto,theirowngreatness.Ifsomethinggoodhappenstothem,it’sbecauseofsomeamazingfeattheyaccomplished.Ifsomethingbadhappenstothem,it’sbecausesomebodyisjealousandtryingtobringthemdownanotch.Entitlementisimpervious.Peoplewhoareentitleddeludethemselvesintowhateverfeedstheirsenseofsuperiority.Theykeeptheirmentalfacadestandingatallcosts,evenifitsometimesrequiresbeingphysicallyoremotionallyabusivetothosearoundthem.

           Butentitlementisafailedstrategy.It’sjustanotherhigh.It’snothappiness.

           Thetruemeasurementofself-worthisnothowapersonfeelsaboutherpositiveexperiences,butratherhowshefeelsabouthernegativeexperiences.ApersonlikeJimmyhidesfromhisproblemsbymakingupimaginedsuccessesforhimselfateveryturn.Andbecausehecan’tfacehisproblems,nomatterhowgoodhefeelsabouthimself,heisweak.