there should be a name for that
Apr. 30th, 2013 11:31 pmThanks for the prompts, everyone! I'm trying to work on them.
What do you call it if someone thinks they're awesome, beautiful, brilliant, creative, and hilarious, but just assumes no one else thinks these things about them? Because when people talk about self-confidence, you hear a lot of, "I think I'm awful so I think I can't be loved," and you hear a lot of "If you love yourself, you can believe other people will love you."
But you don't hear a lot of, "I think I'm awesome and terrific, but I also have these faults, which I know all humans have, but they make me feel like I can't be loved." And you definitely don't hear, "I accept and even love my faults; sometimes I find them interesting, and I struggle with them and attempt to overcome them, which is something I am proud of myself for doing and I deeply care about myself. But I still don't think anyone else could possibly get over them, because they're not me so they don't have to in order to live a healthy life."
Is there a name for that?
Also, is there a name for how Angel thinks he's the best at being the worst? I really like characters who think they're the best at being the worst. They never understand how self-centered and arrogant they are for thinking they're so awful, and if they do realize it they just think it makes them more awful. It's much better though when the author doesn't agree they're the best at being the worst and acknowledges the arrogance in some way.
Also, I miss Prince Zuko.
What do you call it if someone thinks they're awesome, beautiful, brilliant, creative, and hilarious, but just assumes no one else thinks these things about them? Because when people talk about self-confidence, you hear a lot of, "I think I'm awful so I think I can't be loved," and you hear a lot of "If you love yourself, you can believe other people will love you."
But you don't hear a lot of, "I think I'm awesome and terrific, but I also have these faults, which I know all humans have, but they make me feel like I can't be loved." And you definitely don't hear, "I accept and even love my faults; sometimes I find them interesting, and I struggle with them and attempt to overcome them, which is something I am proud of myself for doing and I deeply care about myself. But I still don't think anyone else could possibly get over them, because they're not me so they don't have to in order to live a healthy life."
Is there a name for that?
Also, is there a name for how Angel thinks he's the best at being the worst? I really like characters who think they're the best at being the worst. They never understand how self-centered and arrogant they are for thinking they're so awful, and if they do realize it they just think it makes them more awful. It's much better though when the author doesn't agree they're the best at being the worst and acknowledges the arrogance in some way.
Also, I miss Prince Zuko.