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Do you believe in karma?
I always have done but I think I'm going a bit mental and it's going to extremes.
For example, I think if I let someone cross a road or hold a door open then something good will happen for me as a result of karma. But then I also think the opposite, to stupid levels. Like, if I make a complaint to someone, that is completely valid or if I call someone a pudding (under my breath) then it's going to come back and bite me, and then I start to worry about it non stop, to the point where I'm even dreaming about it.
Does anyone else ever get like this? (please try and avoid taking the piss, I'm serious).
I always have done but I think I'm going a bit mental and it's going to extremes.
For example, I think if I let someone cross a road or hold a door open then something good will happen for me as a result of karma. But then I also think the opposite, to stupid levels. Like, if I make a complaint to someone, that is completely valid or if I call someone a pudding (under my breath) then it's going to come back and bite me, and then I start to worry about it non stop, to the point where I'm even dreaming about it.
Does anyone else ever get like this? (please try and avoid taking the piss, I'm serious).
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I don't believe in karma particularly, I do believe that to an extent you get in what you put out.
You belief in karma and how you're seeing it at the moment sounds a bit more like an expression of anxiety to me though. Sort of like you're constantly questioning yourself. Not sure if that makes sense.
You belief in karma and how you're seeing it at the moment sounds a bit more like an expression of anxiety to me though. Sort of like you're constantly questioning yourself. Not sure if that makes sense.
To believe in Karma you need to take the whole philosophical/spiritual package that must go with it, to explain why it exists. I find that difficult to accept, but I guess it's as reasonable a belief as any. But I do think if you get a reputation for good or ill then that can affect your following experiences in life.
Like you, I've been using karma as a stick to beat myself with over the last wee while. Some pretty unpleasant things have happened this year and I've tortured myself at times wondering what I could have done that was so bad I deserve to be treated like this.
The truth is that from my teens on I've blamed myself for any bad things that have happened rather than just accepting that some people are just really nasty and I don't deserve to be on the receiving end of their issues.
As others have suggested, it's an anxiety thing and connected to low self esteem ( on my part , not necessarily speaking for you here ). I have always tried to be kind and positive and it seems to be bringing nothing back to me except having a lot of people walk all over me. I wish I could toughen up and stop caring but no idea where to start.
Sorry if this rant is nothing to do with your OP but it made me feel better.
The truth is that from my teens on I've blamed myself for any bad things that have happened rather than just accepting that some people are just really nasty and I don't deserve to be on the receiving end of their issues.
As others have suggested, it's an anxiety thing and connected to low self esteem ( on my part , not necessarily speaking for you here ). I have always tried to be kind and positive and it seems to be bringing nothing back to me except having a lot of people walk all over me. I wish I could toughen up and stop caring but no idea where to start.
Sorry if this rant is nothing to do with your OP but it made me feel better.
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As I see it, karma exists more at the level of large groups, or society as a whole, rather than the individual level. E.g. letting somebody in in traffic may not do you any good. But if everybody does it, then it will. i.e. if we all behave nicely towards each other, life is better; if we all behave horribly towards each other, life is worse.
Calling somebody a pudding under your breath isn't going to harm you - unless they hear you ... :) In fact, I think letting off steam is a good thing.
Calling somebody a pudding under your breath isn't going to harm you - unless they hear you ... :) In fact, I think letting off steam is a good thing.