SpunThings
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In thinking more about my vulnerabilities, I find that my perceived invulnerability can often times lead to great vulnerability. This is a personal think pattern which I know to be wrong, yet fall prey to again and again. To illustrate:
I see X happening to my friend, but X won't happen to me!
And if course it can, and usually does
I hate this about myself, my inability to see and shore up a vulnerable spot even when it is pointed out to me by life. Many times I do see it and take steps to protect myself, but many times I assume I am magically immune for some reason, and I get bit. I suppose mankind needs the injection of optimism, that it is crucial to our ability to rise above and persevere as a species. But sometimes, aaarrgh
If we were acutely aware of every bad thing that could happen to us, we'd all be blubbering anxious messes. I think we kind of need that denial to survive.