Interceptor said:
And if they add something that enhances them in any way, they feel theyre being disingenous.... all these crazy toxic and immature beliefs!!!
I agree. This reminds me of something in that book No More Mr. Nice Guy and it's finally making sense to me, and that's "nice guys" have a big problem with doing anything good for themselves. It causes guilt, because it's conflicting with their self-image. "I'm a loser so doing anything good for myself (like changing your entire worldview, lol) would be wrong. Losers don't deserve good stuff. So I won't do anything good for myself."
I can see how I've done this in my own life. Like, I'm working towards releasing some of my music online, but I am going to need some newer music software and more memory for my computer to do that. And I have put it off, and off. So my goal was to release music. But the very thing I needed to do, like make those purchases, was making me feel GUILTY. Like "who the hell am I to buy things for myself with my own money and work on my passions? This is ME, remember?"
Anyway just bought the memory at least. At least I can finally sense these little gremlins as they attack my mind.
This is tough work, but you have to do it. And you have to start by giving yourself the benefit of the doubt, and REFUSE to call yourself names like "lonesome loser". How the hell is that going to HELP?
All it can do is re-inforce the victim mentality, which is the something the wounded ego is addicted to--maintaining the dominant "persona", whether good or bad, it's familiar and to challenge it, to take it away, can feel like dying.
That's the crap you have to deal with to be a man. That's like 90%. Women are 10%. At least right now, that's my view.