Hi all,
For most of my life, I went by very ignorant to my emotions and how much they controlled me, and I always saw myself as a happy person who didn't care what other people thought of me, as someone who "does his own thing" so to speak.
However, recently, as I've become a lot more aware of how much my emotions are controlling me, I've realized something that's very hard to accept. In almost every social interaction I engage in, I'm always conversing in a way where I'm trying to get the other person to like me, even if it's someone I don't like or don't respect.
I don't know what to do about this or how to get of this kind of thinking, as I don't want to live my life controlled by what other people think of me and how I act. Does anyone know how to deal with this sort of thing or can anyone else relate to how they overcame something like this?
Any help would be very much appreciated.
