Something in our culture is making many people behave in polarised ways. One of the spectrums on which polarisation is happening is self-image.
I have seen multiple friends go from strength to victimhood and back in seconds.
“I am tired of being strong” <——> “I was born/raised in bad circumstances.”
This skips the most important state – vulnerability.
There is a thin line between vulnerability and victimhood.
Vulnerability is where I accept where I fucked up. Victimhood is where the world fucked me up.
Without vulnerability:
- there is no scope for a connection
- no scope for feedback and hence no growth
Loneliness epidemic is only going to grow because some thing in our culture is pushing people towards the extremes.