from Think of ways “people who aren’t interested in people” can change. Self-preservation is a strong impulse and includes protecting one’s self-esteem
One of the strongest human impulses is self-preservation, which includes protecting not only one’s body but also one’s self-respect. Les Giblin (2016), “The way people think about people who are well-liked”
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