Is it normal i do things out of principle?

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Often I do things simply out of principle in order to make a statement. I will give a couple examples from this week.

Yesterday my mom told me not to make a fire in the back yard because of the burn ban, so instead if I went into the woods and made a fire where it was even more dangerous. I felt if the woods caught on fire it would have been her fault for telling me not to do it in the yard.

The day before I had bought hamburgers. I was going to have them for dinner, but someone moved them from the fridge into the other fridge and also removed them from the box, so I threw them away to make a statement about not touching my stuff.

I do similar things all the time to teach people a lesson.

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  • Boojum
    6 years ago

    Hilarious. I'm sure you throwing away your own food really taught "them" a lesson, just as your mom would have learned something (probably how truly cretinous her son is) if you'd set the forest on fire and had been arrested by the police.

    Make sure you teach "them" another lesson if someone reminds you of the dangers of pouring gasoline over your head and playing with matches.

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  • KiwiWisdom
    6 years ago

    This is not normal.
    It's a cry for help if anything.

    You want to teach people a lesson, but both examples you gave are you doing something potentially self destructive while just shifting blame and hoping they notice. This is very simply not effective self expression.

    In the first case, nobody would care what you wanted to show your mom. You would be responsible for your actions alone. No matter what you otherwise might wish or say.

    In the second case, nobody probably even noticed. You classically cut off your nose to spite your face, so to speak. You didn't punish anyone but yourself.

    So in the interest of avoiding further ridicule:

    Stop trying to teach people lessons! It's actually futile, they don't learn anything this way. If you want people not to touch your stuff, just talk and try to set a reasonable boundary. Advocate for yourself. If you think a rule is stupid, just say so - don't burn down the woods to "show them". All it shows people is you can't be trusted to make sound decisions.

    If you want to show people a real lesson, try to be a good example instead.

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  • e51pegasi
    6 years ago

    No your behaviour is not normal.

    It is antagonistic, inconsiderate, peurile & counterproductive.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      6 years ago

      Why do you think that?
      Also I learned a new word. I had to Google peurile.

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  • bob7
    6 years ago

    proper question : is it normal i have negative IQ ?

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