I'm Selfish for Choosing Me
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Loading... - Sandra Afful
- 28 Sep 2022
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You are not selfish for prioritizing yourself — for putting your health and safety first.
It is important for people to understand that protecting themselves is not selfish. There is nothing wrong with having different opinions from others, and nothing wrong with defending your opinions if someone is trying to force you to change. There is nothing wrong with cutting people out of your life who make you feel unsafe, family or friend. There is nothing wrong with choosing your safety and peace of mind even if others do not like it because they can’t respect your boundaries.
This isn’t something that’s easy to do, and even more so when it’s someone who is close to you that’s making you feel this way. It’s common for people to compromise their safety or boundaries to avoid conflict, or simply because that’s what they’re used to doing.
But a person’s well-being should never be compromised. A person should never feel unsafe or in danger, but it happens often. It can be habitual to put ourselves in that position to avoid conflict because it’s what we’re used to.
Health and safety is a priority to each individual. It should be treated and respected as such, and there are people who infringe on those because of their own opinions or beliefs. Who they are, what their opinions are, or what their beliefs are does not make it okay for them to overstep. It doesn’t make it okay to make someone feel unsafe or attacked.
And it is not selfish if someone fights back in order to protect themselves. If this is selfish, then fine. Be selfish. Read More...
