Because I know people often focus on what’s wrong with people, I asked the members of my groups yesterday to do a mindfulness exercise where they focused on the positives about themselves.
Because of yesterday’s Daily Bitch calendar and because of the news, I asked “What’s wrong with people?” last night on social media.
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What’s wrong with people who ask ChatGPT “what’s wrong with people?”
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What’s wrong with people who share their daily experiences with others?
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On National King Day, I’m wondering: What’s wrong with people who support and enable the current US president — a toxic narcissist who acts like he should be King?
Here’s what I find when I search YouTube for “what’s wrong with people?”
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Here’s another part of Sebastian Maniscalco’s What’s Wrong With People?
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Thanks to all who help me deal with what’s wrong with people, including YOU!
What is wrong with people? The age old question. To me: It is the acting against one’s subconscious. Maybe I am being Pollyanna-ish, but I think people are generally good and want to be. However, their ‘network’ has different expectations. The need to fit in is greater than the need to be true to oneself.
I have no doubt some people are genuinely sociopathic and or psychopathic. They cannot help themselves and are prone to their behaviors due to chemical or structural brain issues. However, most only exhibit these traits because society and or their immediate peer group expect it. Instead of finding a new set of peers, it is easier to stay. There is comfort and a sense of security.
But real growth comes from breaking free from that yoke. Real growth comes from recognizing who one is and being that person. That is when true happiness sets in.
I remember a discussion with my uncle. His family (my aunt and cousins) came to visit. Drove up in a new Cadillac and dressed to the nines. On the other side of the spectrum, my mother was struggling to keep her 10 yr old car running, a roof over our head, and dinner on the table. My uncle and I discussed the differences. When I asked what was wrong with his old car, he replied “Not a thing, ran like a top.” ‘So why the new car?’ “I live in a society that says I need to have a new car and dress a certain way” – he was a teacher at a HS. ‘Nonsense.’ my 18-yr-old first-year-of-college-behind-me self said. ‘I do not want to live in a society that dictates what I wear, what I drive, or where I live. And I am not going to.’
That was 40 years ago. And I have stayed true. My wife and I live in a humble house, with 8 year old cars, and I dress like I did when I had the discussion with my uncle (seriously, aside from underwear, my youngest shirt is 5 years old. All this in a world that pushes everything.
There is nothing wrong with you, Stan.
Stan: My son is an IT tech for our city school system, and has done very well for himself. He told me that early on he had vowed never to take a job that required him to wear a tie. And at 59, so far, so good!
I recently heard from a friend of mine who has relocated to Thailand saying that he has lost all hope for the world to come and for the younger generation who will never know what it is like to live in an analog world that cared for more than money. He is a generation or so younger than I am, so I reminded him that I am a child of the 50’s, almost a definition of the analog world (nevermind the centuries leading up to that time). That was a world defined by Stan’s friend, where you had to have a certain car or dress a certain way. It was the world of Madmen. And it had no idea the 60’s were coming.
Just as we had no idea that the revolution would start in Minneapolis. And have no idea of what’s coming next.
We’re holding on for dear life, Barbara.
I have to say I do wonder this very thing, what is wrong with some people!
We will keep wondering until they stop doing wrong!
I am not sure what is wrong with people, but I know there is a lot right with you, Ann.
There is a lot right with you, my good friend.
Very nice multi-viewpoint analysis by ChatGPT!
I agree, Debbie!