What’s your worst trait?

I found myself thinking about this tonight. What is the worst thing about being you? It can be a physical trait, or even emotional one like a character flaw. Whatever comes to your mind.

I think for me it’s the fact that I don’t have a positive presence or connection to anyone’s life who ever got to know me. I have a lot of shallow relationships that are great, but I realized that whenever I got closer to someone and they saw the deeper sides of me, that only resulted in their pity or hatred for me. Understanding people is normally supposed to do the opposite and create love, but not in my case. There’s no one I’ve ever met who got to see me, the rest of me, and decided I was worthwhile. My interactions are always genuine, but the full picture is what people don’t like. I guess I’m much more attractive as a puzzle piece rather than the completed set.

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FrozenWasteland · 61-69, M

It's both a blessing and a curse, but I have a compelling desire, almost a need, to understand things that impact my life.

It's good, in a way, because I make my living solving problems for people, where understanding their problem at a deep level is essential.

It's also difficult, because I feel that same desire to reach a similar depth of understanding of things that cannot readily be understood, or where there just isn't enough information, and that kind of makes me crazy. Things like "What is it about such-and-such a piece of music that I love so much", "Why is looking up at a brilliant star-filled sky so captivating?" or "What on earth is going on in her mind?"

Now that I write this, I'm not even sure it's my worst trait. Several more come to mind. But I'll let it go at that -- I've beaten myself up enough for one morning... :-)

Reject · 31-35, M

@FrozenWasteland I think that sounds like a really good thing though! It inspires critical thought which is very beneficial. Sure there are times when human understanding has its limits, but even coming to accept that which cannot be understood yet could make you understand it in a different way if that makes sense. Lol.