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Anon reaches enlightenment (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 days ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago

Yeah, the number of extremely successful people that OD on drugs alone, or commit suicide just highlights to me that everyone is insecure, just about different things. Once you realize that, it's a lot easier to interact with other people because they're just the person on the other side of the conversation. I still don't like talking with powerful people (employers, police officers, local leaders, etc), but it helps knowing that they're probably struggling with something themselves.

So yeah, if a relationship isn't working out, either try practicing empathy (assume they're going through some heavy stuff) or find someone with a different mix of insecurities and problems that are more compatible with your own.