As I grew older, I realised that there is no such thing as true friendship. People are too materialistic. People can lie even the simplest thing just to get ahead. I have helped so many people and only for them to turn their back against me. There is no such thing as faith in humanity. Everyone is just out for their survival. There isn’t a point in life living this way or even having a child and leaving them to face this cruel world.
I have decided to stop contacting anyone or making any friends to avoid any disappointment or betrayal again. I shut myself out from the world. I realised that only myself matter.
I don’t know how will I survive after my parent pass away. They are the only ppl who are genuinely concerned about me.
Is anyone feeling the same?
Here are what netizens think:
- I agree that there are materialistic people out there, backstabbers, bad people, ungrateful people and the list goes on and on. I have been hurt by people like that before. But even as every single day I see people doing awful things, I also see countless people extending their hand to help others, forking out their time their money their energy in different ways when they stand to gain absolutely nothing.
- I remember feelingg this way when I lost my friends in secondary school, and my ex best friend turned her back on me when I could have killed for her. I was so depressed and hated everyone, this post was my EXACT pov. Then I met my now friend group, who are the best thing to ever happen to me recently. I hope you will find that someone / people in your life one day, and learn to embrace the fact that we all belong in some place.
- You need to develop a sense of how to discern another person’s character and observe boundaries. Not everyone is your friend, but they not always your enemy. Some people don’t ask for help. In fact, if you help them they might get resentful or even take advantage of you. Just leave them to drown because they can’t be helped except by themselves.
- I can relate to some of the points, such as not wanting to have a child for it to suffer in this existence. I used to care and invest more into friendships, and also went through a period of jadedness and disillusionment, which I think is partly the stuff that prompted you to feel how you’re feeling now. It hurts when you care about people who don’t care in a reciprocal manner about you.