I have been trying to teach self awareness to my daughter and she refuses to accept feedback from others or myself and any authority figure. She does not see how her actions can effect other people. If I try to teach this, she screams, has a tantrum and calls me crazy and she says she doesn’t care and if I try to teach her how to be self aware, and have understanding of others emotions and needs, she refuses to spend time with me as an emotional blackmail technique. Can you please give me help on how she can grow as a person without being able to accept feedback and hanging out with friends who are also unaware of their behaviour? Your kind feedback would be greatly appreciated 🙏

Hi Abhishek,

I’m sorry but this would be impossible for me to tell. We also don’t have any articles about this question (yet), but maybe these 2 articles will be of help:
– https://www.trackinghappiness.com/how-to-deal-with-negative-people/
– https://www.trackinghappiness.com/how-to-deal-with-ungrateful-people/

I hope you’ll find a solution that works for you!

All the best,

Hugo

Thanks for sharing, Leasly. Even though our article didn’t help you, your comment will hopefully help others in similar situations. For what it’s worth, we just published this article on how to deal with fake people that may be of some actual help to you (or others)!

https://www.trackinghappiness.com/how-to-deal-with-fake-people/

Hi Finian,

Thanks for your comment! I can only imagine how you must feel, and I hope that you’re able to find happiness because the truth is: you are good enough!

Since you’re here, on this very article, that tells me that you’re already ahead of most people. You are aware of the areas you’d like to improve. That’s something a lot of people can’t say.

We have some articles about the topics you mention, and they might be of help to you:
– https://www.trackinghappiness.com/stop-trying-to-control-everything/
– https://www.trackinghappiness.com/benefits-of-being-patient/
– https://www.trackinghappiness.com/short-term-long-term-happiness/

Whether or not these articles are helpful, please consider talking about your challenges with someone close to you, or a professional!

I wish you all the best. You deserve it.

Hugo

Hi Nancy,

Thank you for your comment! I’m not saying that hard work isn’t a factor in success. My point is that success is usually not 100% a result of hard work. There’s often a bit of luck involved, and when people are unwilling to acknowledge this, that’s usually a lack of self-awareness.

Thanks for taking the time to comment!

All the best,

Hugo

Agreed. This article resonates a lot and will definitely help in my shadow work.