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Be A Benevolent But Not A Pushover

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People who are high in personality trait agreeableness are often seen as pushovers, but this trait can work in their favor in many situations. Women, in particular, tend to be more agreeable than men, which contributes to their compassion and empathy, especially toward infants. Imagine delivering a baby after months of restless days and nights, enduring countless bodily changes, and coping with a disrupted sleep cycle. You might even be diagnosed with postpartum depression, yet in the middle of the night, when your baby cries, you wake up to meet their needs. You don’t lash out in frustration or harm them despite the stress that could push someone to a dark place. Instead, you fulfill your motherly duties with remarkable strength and patience, as countless mothers have done throughout history, psychopaths aside. Agreeableness can be seen as a motherly trait, a strength in nurturing and care-giving. However, when you step into a world filled with malevolence, where snakes lurk in the

Mind Prison

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You walk into your room and notice it's cluttered with irrelevant, hoarded items—a complete disaster. But is it the house that's disorganized, or is it your mind? You sit in a well-ventilated room, yet you feel suffocated, as if you can’t breathe. Is it the room that's trapping you, or are you trapped in your own mind? You're in an air-conditioned room, yet your body burns like fire. Is your temperature really rising, or is it something inside you that's burning? You experience frequent, intense pain in different parts of your body without any diagnosis. You wonder what might be the cause. Is it a physical issue, or is your brain signaling emotional pain through your body? The world often separates objective reality from subjective experience, but that's a mistake. Your external existence and internal being are inseparable just like one lives in another. An unhealthy mind can have a profound impact on your physical health and surroundings. Those who shield thems