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I have read some of the threads on this topic and they all seem bitterly common.

If I could express how I feel around people:

"Take a magnifying glass and put it in front of the sun. The reflected area will burn. I put a magnifying glass in front of you and your words will hurt me."

I seem to take everything to a negative extreme.

I don't want to feel like this anymore because I'm tired of crying.

My skin feels like tissue paper. Things that people say or do destroy me. People who try to scam me when I've given them money tips and they've been chatty and friendly with me, makes me feel like my life is completely worthless to them. The thing is, is this is true. It's so depressing.

In this world, it's all about one-upmanship and ulterior motives. Why can't people be more genuine and straightforward? They don't want things to be fair. I'm always having to look for the hidden agenda.

I think the Universe sees everything and that nobody wins or loses in the end. Power trips are temporary and an illusion. I think in the end everybody knows what they've done. What goes around comes around.

I don't know the answer to your problem, but I just give as good as I get.