Your drive to succeed might be trauma

[Eskilon]

Good video for peeking into the psychology of the achiever archetype.

[Raphael]

Of course it comes from trauma for most achievers. I used to put pressure on myself and overwork only to prove to myself that I was worthy.

[Eskilon]

21 minutes ago, Raphael said:

Of course it comes from trauma for most achievers. I used to put pressure on myself and overwork only to prove to myself that I was worthy.

Yes, and it is important to recognize that, because this forum have a strong focus on action, success, even terms like "wage-slavery". This attitude migh have some trauma behind.

Edited 5 hours ago by Eskilon