Can't help flexing on everyone.

I feel kind of an inner voice which tells me to flex on literally everyone, even on people who earn much more than I do. Lmao, even on my parents. I ball so fucking hard that I can't even save a pound. I squander all the money on Gucci, Balenciaga, Louis Vuitton and other shit (bought a new GBP 12k Rolex in September). I eat at lavish restaurants and I order most expensive stuff there so couples sitting nearby get uncomfortable with me. I know girls are impressed (the way they look at me). I treat girls as objects, flexing so hard on them but I don't really give a shit about them. I just need to flex. I don't even care about fuc**** them. Yes I am also flexing on you right here, right now. Is there any person who managed to overcome this issue? Why do I feel as if my life were only to prove others that I am better than they are? Is this the case for everyone at a certain stage of life? I can't focus on anything, I just have to flex. This is sick.

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I was thinking the exact same thing as I spotted the subject line and started reading... "I guess you-know-who made up a new account just a day or two after getting banned?!"

Kind of sad to think that so many recent WSO thread titles are such that I'm usually assuming "hmmm, another troll looking to be fed or another young gun looking for actual insight?"

OP, flex away if you must, but know this, there are probably not that many folks around you that are made all that "uncomfortable" or "wet" or anything else by your flex game. You do you, if flexing makes you happy, so be it, buy all the big boy toys you want... but don't go thinking that others are losing sleep over how much of a BSD you present yourself as or how badass your flex skills are.

Eventually, the flexing will likely bore you and you'll have to think of another way to amuse yourself, if in fact the flexing ever truly amused you at all.

Good luck with whatever you decide.

 

Thx 4 sharing your thoughts. Actually, my friends have always been rich and that's why I used to feel worse. I had to work my ass off to get where I am. Things have gotten insane, I even buy expensive dishes and give tips as high as 20% so waitresses get wet lmao. But do they really care? This may sound weird but lol, it is what it is.

 

They deffo care. Follow up with the waitresses like you do after shooting out emails and u are guaranteed puss

As long as you're not socially inept, that fat 20% should be good as long as you're not paying for some bottom of the barrel $20 wine. Aint nobody getting wet over dollar store change.

 

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