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♠️Self Obsession♠️
Written by- hanxuaner

Self obsession, the state of being interested in oneself. One's own happiness, motivation and interest. To the point of exclusion of other things.

In youth, self obsession can be overwhelming. Resulting in making a fool of oneself and can lead to serious humiliation.

If you can't stop thinking about yourself or talking too and obsess constantly over your looks you could be harbouring narcissistic tendencies. Meaning you are obsessed about your outwardly appearance more than you should be.

Now coming to, is self obsession a good thing or bad?

For me self obsession can be taken in both good and bad ways. It depends on the person in question. If you can keep your self obsession in check and use it for your improvement then it's good. Moreover, a little bit of self obsession is required to boost confidence .Which is a necessity for your life, that can further help you to succeed in things you are working towards.

But most of the time people use it or rather practice it as a bad habit. They don't take control of it but rather let their self obsession take control of them. They start to think of themselves as special beings and,that the world revolves around them and has great goals in life in order to feed their bloated ego.

People should always remember that self obsession helps in pinpointing your faults blatantly. Like, "why don't I have hair like her?"or "why don't I have a physique and skin like him?"and the most common is, "why am I fat?".

Oh c'mon, no one is a perfectionist here and you will have had to oblige that you are no God and where even god is not perfect then how can you get the guts to think that you will ever be?

But most people don't think like this and indulge themselves in their obsession which gradually make them selfish, greedy and jealous of others. Which isn't good for their own good as well. Thus they gradually gets pulled to their destruction.

Now coming to overcome this self obsession,if you think your narcissistic personality is getting the best of you and not letting you think straight anymore, then-

•BE HUMBLE: If you think you are unique and destined to realise greater goals in life so understand this for everyone. The thing that separates great people from everyone is their humbleness. No matter how big their achievements are they still consider themselves imperfect and remain open to learn and grow. But self obsessed people think that they are the best of all and their big ego restricts them to know more and learn. So to overcome self obsession,you need to be humble and learn to respect the feelings of others.

•ENJOY THE MOMENT: Thinking about yourself too much is not going to help you in a long run because you will end up wasting a lot of your valuable time doing nothing in order to improve yourself. A little bit of thinking is essential to give direction to life and figure out priorities. But overthinking prevents a person from enjoying their life and realizing their goals. So to get rid of your self obsession force yourself to get indulged in whatever you need to do with dedication and determination.

•BE GENEROUS: As a human being, no matter how much we try we can't live an isolated life for long. We all need love and care for living our life in the true sense . We all seek help from others and share happiness. Being generous with others helps you to develop a healthy relationship with the people.

Being generous not only helps you to divert attention from yourself but will also give you a sense of fulfillment.

Hence self obsession is a thing that narrows your vision and corrupts your mindset. Resulting in thinking with jealousy,hatred, pride. People around you can start to think that you are selfish and they won't be comfortable around you.

This thing is not a good habit to practice at all. So let's get rid of our self obsession and try to lead a healthy,carefree and happy life ahead.

Take care,

Love and hugs.
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August 11, 2020 (Tuesday)