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Thursday, January 11. 2018

Pray not to wish to be popular?

From the need to be popular, deliver us, O Lord!


I get the idea of that, but don't most of us wish to be admired, valued, appreciated, loved, or at least wanted? Isolation and loneliness are the saddest things to see. Heart-breaking.


As an ex-nerdy science and sports gal who did not sit at the Cool Kids' Table,  I am happy to be a relatively sought-after and popular figure in adulthood. People enjoy my company! Yay!

Posted by Dr. Joy Bliss in Psychology, and Dr. Bliss at 15:01 | Comments (3) | Trackbacks (0)

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My first reaction to your question was: of course we do, or at least the non-sociopaths among us do.
#1 steve walsh on 2018-01-11 17:17 (Reply)
The wish to be admired, valued, appreciated, loved, or at least wanted are perfectly normal, healthy human desires, although admired could easily fall into prideful self love. Being popular is something else altogether.
#2 Oldblood on 2018-01-12 00:41 (Reply)
Individuation has great rewards, and self=satisfying consequences.
#3 Richard on 2018-01-13 15:33 (Reply)

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