What sort of relationship are we capable of having with ourselves?

[Iskatehard]

Bleh, I dunno. I know this might sorta come off as a generic topic. And for some reason, I think feel it's something that is common knowledge, and has been discussed many times... But I've missed out on said discussions =\

More and more I've become to understand that I personally.. Eh.. I love privacy, and most of the time I prefer to be by myself somewhere.. But at the same time.. I NEED relationships with people. I have to have some people in my life, even if they're only there in thought most of the time. In ways, I'm dependent upon people like that.

And it's sort of ended up with me saying "Okay.. I have to have relationships".. But then I ask myself "well.. Can I have a relationship with myself?"

I'm sure we can in ways... I think it would be fair to say that some individuals have built relationships with themselves.. Some people, for example, seem to have become their own worst enemy.. Constantly criticizing themselves harshly and telling themselves they're wrong/no good or whatever.

So.. In return.. Is it capable for us to be our own best friend, if you will? I would think so, as that only makes sense.. But shit, it sounds very introverted and stubborn on it's own, I have to say..



But now I find myself asking.. If those two sort of relationships can be maintained by one person.. What else could be had? And of how much importance are the relationships we have with ourselves?

And are they easily covered? I mean.. If you think you're doing something right, but everybody tells you it's wrong.. Who do you believe? Yourself, or others?

If you believe others and sort of conform to the general idea at times (which we all do)... Does that mean we in return trust others more than we trust ourselves?

[stinkingfish]

I beleive that no one has the right to tell me I'm wrong. The commn evil is the doing of the weak and enslaved who need the idea of evil to procect themselves from the strong. I can make my own values becuase I can evalute my own perception of good and bad to what I find useful. If you allow others to give you a concept of good and evil you can not comprehend value and reduced yourself to a slave.

[Skateselect]

people have every right to TELL me that im wrong or right, because thats their opinion, and theyre entitled to it. however that doesnt mean that ill just change for them. i think about it, and then change or dont change based on what ive decided

[salvemaster]

I talk to myself a lot. I don't think i have a necessarily 'good' or 'bad' relationship with myself, but i think i have a strong one.

It always seems like there's a second side of myself either second guessing or encouraging an action. It's usually controllable and i can sorta silence it, but other times i'll literally end up arguing with myself for hours while my mind occupies two totally different standpoints.

I don't think it's schizophrenia or anything (at least i don't think), but sometimes it kinda freaks me out how strong and persuasive i can be to myself, yaknow? Kinda makes me wonder which side is me, or whether either side is me, or if me is the outcome of a continuous war between them.

Whatever, it's a scientific fact that our minds are shielding us from the entirety of reality, so what does it matter what i think about things like this when this is only a fraction of what i could be thinking about?