Do you ever think to yourself

“I have tricked people into believing I’m a good person but I’m actually a really terrible one” I have this thought frequently. When I do think I’m a good person I think I’ve tricked myself.
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Yes, when I was super depressed. I thought anytime I did anything for myself I was just being selfish

Sometimes when I'm just sitting with my thoughts I think about these things too, like am I manipulative? Am I a narcissist?

@Patience omg!!!

@Patience please stay!! Don't leave us again!!

Thanks parker!!! Idk why it won't let me tag her

When I have been in deep dark holes before, yes.

Yes, I occasionally think am I actually a nice person or do I just think ‘what would a nice person do’ and then I do that. Or is that what everyone does?!

Yes! I don't know what it is but all my life people tell me how they think I am such an angel, innocent and that I am just not capable of bad things but I think I must hide my true self like a spy agent because I have some horrible dark sides in me that 1. I am scared of myself and 2. I am actively controlling😵‍💫

Sometimes I wanna say something, but I bite my tongue and censor myself, and choose a kinder route.. I do worry about being a "good" person all the time. I worry how my choices in day to day life affect others, especially with companies I support and products I buy. And whether I'm doing enough to advocate for positive change, and bring awareness to the state of the world.

No. I’m a good person and I know it. As long as you don’t have intention to harm others, you are a good enough person. Why we women overthink it to a point that torments ourselves internally? It’s not worth it. Deep breaths.

Obviously mental illness aside. Everybody else who feels you are not good enough, you are good enough. You are the best version of yourself. Just trying to be reassuring.

@Jelly maybe what’s good enough for you isn’t good enough for me and I am deeply affected by the state of the world, my contributions or lack of to that state.

@Zainab🗝️ this.

We are all people who do bad things. We can’t hold anyone accountable for not being as perfectly good as we imagined they were in every scenario

@Zainab🗝️ ohhhh you can't hold the weight of the whole world on your shoulders ❤️

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all the time years ago when i struggled with mental health really badly. my husband actually told me im an interesting person because every time i’ve experienced a lack of connection/love or lost someone i amped up the kindness and love vs shutting people out or distancing myself in order to keep people in my life and happy and i thought of that as manipulation

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