Thought of the Day: Why do people self-attack?

People are born highly flexible. They are neither good nor evil. It is upbringing and society that corrupts.

1. Expect something bad is going to happen to you.

2. You do everything to prevent it.

3. You feel you cannot. You get anxious.

4. You ask "Is it better to be destroyed, or be in control of one's destruction?" 

5. Self-destruction becomes the best alternative.

Hence, people are actually quite rational in their calculations, when they engage in self-destructive behavior. The end behavior seems irrational, but it is really actually a problem with input.

1. In particular, early input. Early traumatic experiences programs one to expect more negative results in the future.

2. Given enough bad input, anyone can begin self-attacking.