Some, yes. When it's continual/constant and positive advice is mostly ignored. The sympathetic attention becomes like their medication and they wallow in it. But it doesn't fix the underlying core issue, and it becomes a cycle.
SW-User
@Magenta Yes. I agree completely. Like Aido said, validation becomes temporary when the person has too much to hate about themselves
@SW-User :-) It won't improve or fix it in the long run. I'm well aware of my many shortcomings, it's just very hard to relate to splatting it out there. I mostly hold my own counsel. But I do try to have empathy and compassion.
