What makes people callous? Where does it come from?
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It's a protective mechanism. People get disillusioned by negative events that have happened to them. They feel that they need to harden up to cope with future negativity. Ask yourself how many hard people you know who are really soft inside once you get to know them. I'm a nurse and it makes me chuckle to myself sometimes when we get hard looking men covered in tatoos and they tremble at the sight of a needle! I think there are some people who are born evil, but most people just need a bit of breaking down and give them a chance they show a soft centre!
Insecurity is probably the most common reason for it.
I don't know, but 4 sure there r some very callous people around to-day. people don't seem to have any concience now.
It is usually other people who make people callous.
Callousness is a defense mechanism. It enables one to be disconnected from one's heart (and softer, compassionate feelings), which is a very uncomfortable place for some people to be, especially if they have been treated badly in the past.
A callous person will most likely have had a tough and abusive upbringing, and in order to survive has had to become tough and hard hearted.
It's so subjective, isn't it? One person's callousness is another person's honesty. Callous to me means self-serving, only ever interested in themselves, lacking empathy for others, and so on. I have recently been called callous by someone, but the vast majority of people would say I'm caring, like other people, put others before myself, and treat others as I would like to be treated myself. It's difficult to know who's right, because other people are "receiving" me in different ways. I can't control other people, I can only control my reaction to them.
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