Patrick was that type of person who always finds ways to feel offended in order to get what he wanted. Living under the victim mentality, he started to believe that, because he was different, he was automatically running behind. And as predicted, that mindset affected the way he communicated and led to mental health issues that broke his heart into pieces--issues that only a therapist could fix.
One night he entered a barbecue place in the West Village and ordered two slices of pizza:
‘Margherita and pepperoni, please.'
'I’m sorry, we are a barbecue place, unfortunately we don’t serve pizza. Would you like to take a look at our menu?’
This was the moment when Patrick - passive aggressively - started to attack the server because, in his mind, the world should be serving his needs, and he could not take "No" for an answer: How come a barbecue place doesn't serve pizza? Many places do that, it’s unbelievable!
And instead of going to a pizzeria, he decided to take it personally. He fed his soul with anger, rejection, and a sense of being uninvited. How many times have we felt rejected just because someone could not give us what we wanted?
People - most of the time - get hurt, and they keep hurting others as a defense mechanism. They are barking up the wrong trees, seeking validation on apps where everyone has a fake, happy life while the real existence is right in front of them. Relationships today are so superficial that they can’t last longer than a Tik Tok video. There is this urge to be liked by strangers - the need to go viral - when in fact our heart is already sick and damaged by the fear of being dismissed.
When did we become this person full of expectations that we ask for more than we can give?
It’s never too late to understand that we need to love ourselves more than the need for people’s approval; eliminate the feelings that no longer serve us - anything that is disrespectful and depreciative. Society and politics will always try to label and manipulate us with victimization narratives. If we don’t know who we are, people will tell us who we are, and - believe me - most of the time it will be something degrading…
When we are honest with ourselves, magical things happen. Know your worth!
YOU WILL BE REJECTED, and that’s fine. It’s not the end of the world. Our society is creating a generation of fragile and weak people brainwashed by irrational agendas. Not everyone will want you around. Period. Some people will love you no matter what you do. Some people will hate you no matter what you do. Go where the love is.
Written by: brunnonewyork
Edited by: @daniyanqui
