It is, as you noted, a truism many people believe in that “almost nobody is a villain in their own mind”, and instead people have justifications, special pleading, and other thoughts that excuse them to themselves.
My spin, of course, is that those people make up stories like that because they are reluctant to admit that other people are less insecure and don’t need to make up as many excuses for themselves.
SWIM told me?
My spin, of course, is that those people make up stories like that because they are reluctant to admit that other people are less insecure and don’t need to make up as many excuses for themselves.
SWIM being?
It’s a term used when explicitly declaring a personal anecdote seems inappropriate but you still want to make one. For example:
“SWIM is half way through a ten week testosterone cypionate cycle, what should he use for post cycle therapy?”
“SWIM just tried combining ecstasy, LSD and licking the back of a cane toad all at once. Best. High. Ever!”
(Someone Who Isn’t Me.)