Is it normal i turned to self preservation vs heroism

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Which is a better approach? I had a bit of a hero complex in the past. I would run into a burning building and try to save everyone and probably die trying. However have recently developed a more aviodent attitude. Now I'll see the signs the building is going to catch, quickly exit and then as it burn down watch and shrug and keep walking. Not giving a damn about if anyone is still in there or not. Then if asked will say "yeah I knew it was, its why I left" though I did nothing to warn anyone. In my brain it just wasn't important and I feel nothing if those people died it's just unfortunate casualties. I not sure why I've become so calloused. Though I also don't have much refused for my own existence either in some regards. Like I can have a near death and just shrug it off as occupational hazard. I'm barely affected by it.

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  • edreams
    6 years ago

    perhaps you should see a doc for depression before you fall down the rabbit hole, and fall out of existence.

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  • Countess_Kittycat
    6 years ago

    Give it a read:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kitty_Genovese#Psychological_research

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffusion_of_responsibility

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bystander_effect

    In other words, yes, it is normal to some extent. Is it ideal? No. Is it something you should accept now that you have noticed it? No. You should at least make a little effort to save them, even if just soaring an alarm and calling for help. You don't need to sacrifice yourself, but doing nothing is wrong, especially if you know, like now you do, that most people will also feel the same drive knowing someone else could do the job. If you witness a disaster of this nature, call for help yourself! Additionally, you also sound like you may be experiencing chronic depression or another related condition. Looking for help might be a good idea, even if it turns out not to be the case.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      6 years ago

      People have come to this conclusion on several different things I posted. How does this sound like this one sound like depression though?

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      • Countess_Kittycat
        6 years ago

        You said you may have a near death experience and find it ordinary. This sounds to me like the kind of apathy a depressed individual may feel. Chronic depression tends to be predominantly apathic and less severe in intensity, without the more well-known crises of anguish that are characteristic of major depressive disorder. Though, of course, this is just one possibility.

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  • edreams
    6 years ago

    what if you were paralyzed and you needed some ones help would you seek the help or just die?

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      6 years ago

      Why would I be paralyzed? That isn't a realistic scenario. Also if I was so paralyzed I could not move anything I believe the most merciful thing would be to just kill me. That's such a sad miserable existence.

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      • edreams
        6 years ago

        ok it was just a suggestion to put you in the frame of mind as a person that needed the help. To grasp how hopeless people feel when they need help.

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  • RoseIsabella
    6 years ago

    What if there were cats in the burning building?

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