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My jealousy, most definitely. I always want something I can't have. Whether that's a perfect body, a relationship with someone, or a talent or skill, I seem to always want something. Sometimes, I feel like I get too dramatic when I get jealous - and sometimes, it seems like the right feeling and the right actions to take at the time.
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much as I love MacBeth , I don't think his "tragic flaw" was pride...it was ambition and inversion of the moral order. and it's a very political play. kinda like propaganda. right up there with Richard III
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My social anxiety. Its funny, because I have a lot of friends and am usually the kind of person who could go out for the night without any effort at all. But I always feel so awkward. I have a blushing problem too, I blush a lot. And then when I realize I'm blushing I just do it more. In social settings my hands get all sweaty and I never know what to say. For some reason I still have a really good friend base, I guess I'm just good at covering it up.
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My tragic flaw is my judgementalism.
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My tragic flaw is my judgementalism.
It is tragic because I have come to know that I judge very quickly and am often very wrong. Tragically, this judgementalism can be applied to people that I judge to be on the good side of the equation and I get burned. It's fascinating in a way because now, if my gut feel is that this is a great person, I can tread very cautiously and my wife's opinion matters. Her intuition is usually closer to reality.
The cool thing about this realisation is that, because I'm aware of it, I can step back and make an effort to get more info even if I have to force myself.
Here's an example. I'm standing behind this guy at a breakfast event. I get this stupid immediate impression that he is a goof. No idea why?? As I go to find a table, I'm wondering why I think this guy is a goof with so little to go on? Really wrestling with this in my head. So I decide to sit at his table and get to know him. I ended up sitting there for two hours and became totally fascinated by the experiences this guy had had.
It has got to the point with me where if my first impression is really bad, I want to know more. If my first impression is really good, my guard goes up. How tragic is that?
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My low self-esteem. I feel that I am not worthy of being accepted on a romantic, platonic or professional level. I get pretty paranoid that people are going to reject me so I distant myself before they get a chance to get to know me. Basically, that's my rational for why I am so lazy.
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Overthinking everything. I love simplicity, because I rarely experience it. My mind is constantly processing, digging deeper. Sometimes it's great, sometimes it's a curse.
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My isolation, my inability to communicate with others verbally. It leads me to look and feel like a fool even though I technically have an above average IQ and tend to impress mentors and teachers when I have to demonstrate myself on paper or through action as opposed to conversation or verbal demonstration of knowledge. Because of this, I'm the loneliest man I know. Which I guess isn't too difficult, 'cause I don't know anybody. xP
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Doubting myself/Questioning/Over-thinking It doesn't let me make decisions easily. Confrontation is a no-no. It's really affected the way I present myself. I can't think clearly with all these doubts just racing through my mind. I have many flaws, but I think this one is the worst. I don't know if I'd call it tragic though..
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Over thinking, I enjoy it but it sometimes leads to sleepless night and low points in my day when I let my thoughts dip that way.
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