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by behnam » Thu May 30, 2019 8:33 am
Dear friends,
In this post, I am going to write about two serious psychological illnesses; pride and interest seeking.
Pride means having a feeling of being good and worthy. The word pride can be used in a good sense as well as in a bad sense. In a good sense it means having a feeling of self-respect. They can be proud of something good that they have done. They can be proud of (or take pride in) their work. They might be proud of their son or daughter or husband or wife or anyone else who is close to them and who has done something good. People can be proud of their country (patriotism). The opposite would be to be ashamed of someone or something. In a bad sense, pride can mean that someone has an exaggerated sense of feeling good. This might mean that someone has no respect for what other people do, only respect for what he or she does. Someone who is described as proud may be arrogant. The word is used in this sense in the saying: “Pride comes before a fall” (meaning that someone is so overconfident that he or she might soon have a disaster). If pride encourages us to do good things and to gain self-respect, it is good. Otherwise, it will cause stress and will result in psychological illness.
Human beings are inherently benefit seekers. Whatever we do; all our actions and reactions root in either benefit gaining or loss disposing. Whatever we look for; such as attention, health, wealth, power, fame etc. root in benefit seeking. In fact, benefit gaining and loss disposing are two important instincts which are necessary for preserving survival. However, there is thin line between Interest seeking and benefit seeking. The first one is bad, but the second one is good. If the first one becomes a habit, it will cause worries and stresses and result in psychological illness.
It seems there is a thin line between being normal and abnormal. A balance limit must be maintained.
All the best,
Behnam, 30 May, 2019
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