Sure :) I wanted to call them Selfish Days because I wanted to break my mindset that being selfish is bad - because it is not morally wrong to put your own needs first (depending on the context). It's wrong to put your WANTS before other people's needs, but I needed to learn that I'm not a bad person for looking after myself like that. I…
Sure :) I wanted to call them Selfish Days because I wanted to break my mindset that being selfish is bad - because it is not morally wrong to put your own needs first (depending on the context). It's wrong to put your WANTS before other people's needs, but I needed to learn that I'm not a bad person for looking after myself like that. I needed to reframe the word 'Selfish' into a more healthily assertive term, because I've always felt that asking for things, or saying no to things, made me a bad person.
Sure :) I wanted to call them Selfish Days because I wanted to break my mindset that being selfish is bad - because it is not morally wrong to put your own needs first (depending on the context). It's wrong to put your WANTS before other people's needs, but I needed to learn that I'm not a bad person for looking after myself like that. I needed to reframe the word 'Selfish' into a more healthily assertive term, because I've always felt that asking for things, or saying no to things, made me a bad person.