I very often want to say "yes, actually, that thing you accept as a default in your life is actually borne out of insecurity and fragility", while *also* wanting to convey "insecurity/fragility is absolutely okay; often tolerating it in ourselves is necessary for enjoying life"
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I feel like a ton of the time when people make fun of insecurity it is in fact an insecure situation and there's nothing to be done
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Yes! I sort of feel this way about monogamy. A lot of people are monogamous cause it's the only way to keep their partner from leaving them for someone they like better - it's a legitimately insecure situation and it makes sense to feel insecure about it.
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alan watts had some fantastic riffs on insecurity the problem with "insecurity is bad" is that it tends to come from a place of insecurity as well, so in practice it ends up being "banish all SIGNS of insecurity", which is neurotic and stressful
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properly resolving insecurity typically involves letting go. accepting it. nothing can ever be perfectly secure without simultaneously turning into a prisonhttps://twitter.com/AlanWattsDaily/status/1008713269627052037 …
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I find myself with in same quandary often. As much as it interests me and I mean well, it rarely goes well. I often wonder about approaches that take into consideration things about myself and them, but I think most people just don't want to hear about it from someone else.
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If they are going to fix it, address it, as painfully obvious as it might seem to people around them, it has to be their journey.
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It's hard to undermine and affirm people at the same time like that in a way that ends well for your relationship. Easier to just go your own way and let them figure it out if they will.
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Do u think religion fits well with that description? That’s what I first thought of
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