Viral Insecurity
Is there a virus that causes a rush of insecurity to sweep over a person? Because I know this is cold and flu season. Pretty much everyone has been fighting off illness, my family, friends, co-workers, clients, people in the store, everyone. And I guess I've been fighting it off somewhat successfully so far, but the problem I seem to be having is this strange-to-me-high level of insecurity. I mean, it's not like I'm normally arrogant and conceited, but lately I feel like the kid I was in high school, the one no one would talk to, the one who was made fun of all the time and used as the example of the least popular kid when others would be insulting each other.
And I don't know why. People have been treating me well. It's not like I've been outcast or treated badly lately, but I have this paranoia that they're just being nice to me because they feel sorry for me. I KNOW it's only paranoia and that it doesn't make any kind of sense logically, but I can't shake the feeling and the fact that my thoughts tend to go in that direction of their own free will.
It feels like it has biological or physiological causes. Strange and frustrating.
I don't want to be emotionally needy. How can I stop this nasty bug? I'm taking my vitamins, getting liquids, rest and taking care of myself but I think those are the measures to take for colds and flu. What are the traditional remedies for insecurity? (And please don't include any kind of junk food in the list of cures/remedies you offer up. That's already tempting enough this time of year.)
And I don't know why. People have been treating me well. It's not like I've been outcast or treated badly lately, but I have this paranoia that they're just being nice to me because they feel sorry for me. I KNOW it's only paranoia and that it doesn't make any kind of sense logically, but I can't shake the feeling and the fact that my thoughts tend to go in that direction of their own free will.
It feels like it has biological or physiological causes. Strange and frustrating.
I don't want to be emotionally needy. How can I stop this nasty bug? I'm taking my vitamins, getting liquids, rest and taking care of myself but I think those are the measures to take for colds and flu. What are the traditional remedies for insecurity? (And please don't include any kind of junk food in the list of cures/remedies you offer up. That's already tempting enough this time of year.)