Because we are trained from birth to do that exact thing .
We are supoosed to care about how we look, what we have, where we live, what we drive, if we have kids, what our job is, how much we earn...
...it never ends.

Shit, even sex has been invaded by what we think we are supoosed to do and like.

I wonder if any people stop, breath, let it all go and actually look inside to what they really feel is essentially valuable to them.

@Primnproper 🤔it is a personal opinion is just a view they are entitled too it but whether an fair assessment or not you should not worry about it

Imma gonna have another go at this, coz i think i may have misunderstood the question:

I know ive had times in my life ive been very concerned about others opinions - my parents, kids at school, at work, even just general people.

And every rime it was because i felt i was no good, or not good enough...or ground down , or worse - broken....scared.

I didn't fit anywhere.
And i had nowhere or no one of my own to fall back on.

I think we all feel a need to 'fit in' . We are naturally social creatures.

And if you have no one else on your side to hold you up, and you're alone....it can be daunting, exhausting, .... scary even.

I think its also perspective.

If one lives long enough, and goes thru enough shit, you hopefully learn whats really important and what doesn't matter.

That you can stand alone, with nothing and no one behind you ..... and life doesn't end.

People are more isolated more than ever now.

And without experience - its a scary world to face alone.


We all want someone on our side🤷‍♀️

Not me I gave that up long ago, and now I just run with being me.

Because most people don't consider opinions as limited to just the opinions of others. Opinions may blind you, not letting you see the reality in it's true sense.

The more you are strongly connected with yourself, opinions just matter you as opinions of others, not a reality.

Because too often we do not realise the value of our lives and decisions , but rather depend on the judgement / validation of others.


I am glad I am past that stage now, bottled all others and living what is left of me and my life.

Enough of their influence.
Live yourself.

I'm very aware of how i can do wrong, and i don't wanna do wrong, so if i do wrong, i wanna know so i can correct myself.

Well I’m sorry I’m me I do want I like I say what I like and I look how ever I want if people don’t like that tuff move on.

If they did not, social media would fold.

"Look at me! Look at me!"

Me me me me me...

🤪

Probably, conditioning either by society or by the group/family you grew up in.

I have seen some of the opinions on SW, and some people are living in a fantasy land

I don't... So what do you think about that?

I think young people do that and stop caring as they age.

Human nature & social norms

Lack of confidence do you think?

I think they don’t believe in themselves

Insecure, looking for Affirmation..,

An important question, one that I think will have people wondering why they do ever worry about other people and their daft opinions of them.

if everybody hates you it closes a lot of doors

also some parents teach kids this through rejection, not necessarily me

I wonder if people would worry so much what others think of them, if they realized how seldom they actually do.
Most people are probably much more absorbed in their own lives.

We're tribal animals

Because they haven’t gotten to the point in their life that they shouldn’t worry about what people think of them. Except for those that we love and are important to us. I am glad I have gotten there because it was so hard for me before this.

I'm pretty much meh about what most people think if they're going to criticize and be negative.