I know my problems. The root of most of my problems is irrational fear, anxiety. It is tempting to think that if I work on my fear or anxiety I will become an overall better person. But I feel my chaotic personalities will have a huge say in the resulting person, if at all it works.
Just like how I know my problems, I am proud of some of my characteristics. There are some things I will definitely do/wont do. I will not want them to change in anyway when my character improves. But can removing fear out of the picture, be detrimental to any of them ?
Some days back, I saw a tweet where a woman was complaining that all men are pigs and they will take the first sign of concern, as deep affection and will try to make things weird, once a woman shows basic empathy. After I laughed out loud at the actual tweet, I thought to myself, that this would never happen with me. I am proud of the amount of restraint I show when assuming things about the opposite gender. I would never assume a woman likes me, just because she showed some concern about my well being. But take the fear of embarassment out of the picture, my guess is as good as anybody's, as to what will happen in this situation.
The more I thought, the more I realized a lot of things I am proud about are, somehow invariably linked to my trait of irrational fear and social anxiety. Once i try to solve my biggest problem in life, is there anyway to predict which way the others will move ? Maybe I will react exactly like that creep, if somehow fear was not a factor anymore.? Maybe I wont be so much of a public transportation enthusiast, if I wasnt so deathly afraid of driving motor vehicles ? Maybe I wont be as much of a minimalist, if the irrational fear of going bankrupt goes away ? Maybe I wont be as open minded as I think I am, if I wasnt as much of a people pleaser as I am now ? Maybe I wont be as good at problem solving, if I wasnt so pessimistic about everything ?
Will solving one problem cause a host of others ? Can improving myself actually destroy the image, I tried so hard to create ?
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