Is it normal to do well with the intention of proving people wrong?
I recently realized that when I accomplish a goal that I've put in a lot of effort to achieve, I don't feel happiness with myself for achieving that goal. Instead, I only dwell on how I proved people wrong who told me I wasn't capable of accomplishing the goal. When I am successful, I make plans to confront the person, lash out at them, and tell them how they had an inaccurate perception of me. Sometimes, I will get so angry that I will make light of that person's deficits. It seems I work hard as a form of revenge, or something like that.