not be selfish

Hello,

I need Jesus to take the selfishness of mine, and begin to think of others desires before mine more. 2 years ago

i am fourteen and am really selfishi want it too stop ! please you have to help me, i have a boyfriend thats 16 and weve been together for 6 months the only thing hhe hates about me is that im selfish , and its getting worse and worse. hes about to break up with me 3 years ago

My sister says I’m selfish and it really upsets me at times. I try to be really nice but we seem to argue and fight(not an actual fight) and we both play on this game and I asked her to sell these things for me (Not actual things just things on the game) and so she did and she got some money (Not real money) from them and she asked if she could have them and I said “No” because I really needed them. But she said “I did buy you a Christmas present I mean the least you could do is let me have these.” (on the game that is.) and I said “It was your choice to give me the present and I did get you something but I realised you already had one and I thought you didn’t want another.” and she said “You know you really are selfish I mean it’s only 2 coins (money on the game) I really need them.” And I said “Well so do I so please can I have them.” and well that was kind of it she just said “Oh forget the whole thing your obviously going to get them.” and that was the end of that but it really hurt being called selfish by your own sister. Thank you for reading. Love from Beth_Louise_Chappell 3 years ago

Hi all,

most of the time i think about myself and put my convenience over other’s. this is compounded by my nature of treating ppl i dont like so much for watever reason differently (mostly ignore them). people i do like v much, i feel jealous when they make an effort to do something for others. i do have friends an all, but at times i do wonder if i have any real friends who would actually do something for me :(
time i changed and became a better person. do help me sharing ur experiences and i ll try to give back by letting you know what i m doing about it. 4 years ago

I have just come off an anti-depressant after realizing that they are messing me up more than i was to begin with. I thought that by doing laundry or buying booze for my boyfriend I was not being selfish. I only thought about how in the long run it would be beneficial for myself…..him being more loving when drunk for example. I realized I did not appreciate his hardships or do things for him/my friends/my parents. Expecting people to do things for me just because I feel as though I have been ‘nice’ I want to learn to stear clear of this. PLEASE help! 4 years ago

My way of trying to become more saint-like, more like my mom. 4 years ago

i find myself being what i think to be caring and considerate to all that i encounter but all along im just doing what i want and when i want, i hurt those around me by these actions, i want this to stop as i dont want to lose those that are improtant to me. its not a conscious thing that i do it just happens, i try to consider others but it always turns round to me unknowingly doing something thats right for me and not for the person i should be considering. am sorry i babbled along but i hate what i do and need to stop!!!! 6 years ago

I find I worry more about myself for the fact that I look out for myself more. I do things for others only for it to make me feel happy. I have no feelings towards hurting someone in consequence to me doing what’s best for me. I’m looking out for myself but it pushes everyone else away and I don’t want this anymore. 6 years ago

My sister who is one year older than me calls me selfish a lot. I’d like to think I’m not selfish, as I yell at her that I am not but I think I am. I recently looked up selfish in a dictionary although I know what it means. It comfirmed that I am indeed selfish. I try to do things for the best of my concern even though I know I should be doing things for the best of other’s concern. In situations like this I cannot think and automatically take the selfish route. I do what’s best for me. And later I am very sorry I did. 7 years ago