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Holy shit. Genuinely curious: if one is listening to their authentic inner voice, would they ever do this to themself?

• Applejinx 5y ago
  Nope. A healthy personality doesn't do this. (though that does also mean… a healthy personality doesn't end up being the biggest winner, gold-medal holder, best at what they do) If your inner voice is that you MUST win or die trying, that's probably not the authentic inner voice, which is more naive, child or animal like, and won't understand why if it's hurting it shouldn't pull back from the flame. I do wonder whether there are guys (typically but not always guys) whose hormonal dissatisfaction and brain chemistry are so biased towards being unable to rest or go along, that they're set up to burn themselves out just following their natural drives and organic sense of what's fitting. If so, that would count as a condition like ADHD where the brain chemistry is naturally serving as an obstacle, and the authentic inner voice needs a bit of guidance to better serve the overall person. Just because our deepest selves react a certain way doesn't always make it right.