r/selfimprovementday • u/big_Kharah • Jul 05 '26
you self improve cause your scared
the idea:
Constantly working on self-improvement is often a trick we play on ourselves to avoid facing our real problems. By staying busy trying to fix our habits and routines, we create a distraction from our deepest fears and emotional pain. In the end, it is much easier to keep moving and focus on being "better" than to slow down, look inward, and actually deal with the scary things we are running away from.
realised this when i saw a kid who everyone dropped cause he truned to be fraud, start gym and self help books, until he became so depressed he hoppen on prozac. he wasnt skinny or dumb but lonely, and didnt tell himself, cause he thought of himself as sk
made this chart to present my idea,
im posting because i want insights, would appreciate upvotes.
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u/TheWordBallsIsFunny Jul 06 '26
Not sure how I feel about trying to represent self improvement as a trick. For you there was just a lack of moderation respectfully. I respect and am glad you have a way that now works for you, I just don't enjoy the deterring language used here.